New Jersey Surf Club

News and Events from 2005:

Local News:

2nd Annual BNW/O'Neill Jersey Shore Pro/Am

Brave New World, O'Neill and the Surfrider Foundation's Jersey Shore Chapter present the 2nd Annual Longboard Pro/Am Surfing Contest at Manasquan Inlet Beach on October 1st, 2005 (and 2nd if necessary).

The event will showcase some of the best local Longboard surfing talent in both Amateur and Professional divisions. The contest is the first in what is hoped to be an annual event on the Professional Longboard World Tour. Brave New World, the Surfrider Foundation and O'Neill have teamed up to offer a total Professional purse of $5000.00, which will be divided amongst the top finalists in 2 divisions: the Men's Open Division and the Women's Open Division.

There will also be a Longboard Amateur Surfing for Junior's Open Division (17 & under- boys and girls) and an Open Division for both Men and Women (18 & over). The entry fee is pre-register of $25.00 for Amateur and $100.00 for Professional competitors; there will be "on the beach" registration but entry fees will double!

Entry forms are available at most surf shops, Surf Taco locations and on-line at http://www.surfrider.org/jerseyshore .

The entry fee includes a full-color contest t-shirt. There will be giveaways and autograph sessions with participating professional surfers.

There is also a Team Trophy at stake. Each contestant may affiliate themselves with any surf shop - the top 2 finishers who represent same surf shop and who have the highest placing in their divisions (and the lowest combined score) will win the Team trophy.

Contest registration will start at 7:30 AM and first heat begins at 8 AM. A determination of which heats will start will be made on the night before the contest. Contestants must ride a 9' - 11' Longboard, measuring at least 3' over the contestant's head. Judging is by scoring the best-combined maneuvers, longest ride, and style.

The proceeds of this community event will benefit both the Manasquan and Point Pleasant High School Surf Teams and the Surfrider Foundation's Jersey Shore Chapter.

Please e-mail Adksurf@AOL.com for more information or call Brave New World at 732-899-8220.

Surfrider: Jersey Shore Chapter

13th Annual Manasquan Classic
Inlet Beach, Manasquan

On Sunday, September 18th, we will yet again pay homage to the sport of kings at the Manasquan Classic! This is a rain or shine event... and no hurricane date either! There are divisions for everyone and, as always, the ONLY rules are contestants must ride a pre-1967 longboard (3' overhead), no leashes and no complaints - pretty much anything goes because it's all about the aloha!

Check-in begins at 7:00am, first heat at 8:00am. Qualifying boards will be available for use, so come on down - entry fee is only $35, which includes a contest t-shirt and the chance to win bragging rights over your buds! Net proceeds go to the Surfrider Foundation's Jersey Shore Chapter.

Belmar Pro - Sept 8th-11th with a 25,000$ prize; it will be held at 16th ave.. - http://aspworldtour.com/

Surfrider: Jersey Shore Chapter

2005 Belmar Pro

This year's surf contest will again provide us with the opportunity to raise public awareness of Surfrider's mission and the current beach and ocean issues in NJ, as well as finish the 2005 membership drive! We will also be coordinating a paddle-out on Sunday, 9/11, to memorialize the victims of the WTC tragedy.

We will need volunteers at our tent Thursday through Sunday, as well as help with contest setup and breakdown before and after the event. It's worth a day off to lend us a hand!

These events are perfect opportunities to engage the public with Surfrider's mission, our programs and what we all can do to help protect our beaches and waves. If you can spare a few hours, a day or more to help out, please contact Robin Bowden at JerseyShore@surfrider.org

'PRESS RELEASE

Former Maryland Surfer produces Ocean City Surfing Documentary.

Former Maryland resident and surfer, Will Lucas has just released a new East Coast Surfing Documentary entitled, Cruisin' Atlantic Avenue.   The DVD, which was released in mid-August, is now available in many local surf shops.  The movie spans forty years of surfing in Ocean City, Maryland , Central Florida and New England.  The movie features Ocean City Maryland early surfing pioneers, Bill Hemuth, Bryant Hungerford, Blair Rhodes and Spyder Wright. Their stories, photos and videos are entertaining and informative.  They explore the roots of surfing in the area including great information about the first surf shops.  Also featured in the movie are East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame Legends Claude Codgen, from Cocoa Beach and Pete Pan, from New England.  They both share their vintage home surf movies and stories, from the early 60's through the shortboard revolution.  Aside from vintage films and photos, the movie includes new video, informative interviews and great tunes.  The viewer is left with a great perspective of what was happening with board designs and surfing styles as longboards rapidly disappeared.  The movie ends with a travelogue up and down the East Coast, including some great footage shot at Cape Hatteras.

This is Will's second surf documentary.  The first, Waves of Reflection, was released in 2004 in cooperation with The Surfrider Foundation.  Will is donating a portion of his revenues from the first movie to the Ocean City Maryland Chapter of Surfrider in a fund specifically designated for Bill Wise, another East Coast Legend.  In spite of a 1965 surfing accident that left Bill confined to a wheel chair, for years he continued to write local surf columns and take amazing surf photos; operating his camera with his teeth.  Bill courageously shares his photos and stories in this touching movie.  Bill is still as excited about surfing today, and is an inspiration to all who know him.  Ocean City locals, Dana and George Smith share their experiences of surfing together as a married couple, and raising their children in a surf culture.  The movie also features former Delaware resident and East Coast Hall of Fame Legend Skip Savage.  Skip shares his old surf pictures and tells his story of surfing Florida's coast while he was an Airman stationed near Orlando in the 60's.  After leaving the service, Skip went on to open a shop on the Gulf Coast, and later in Rehoboth, Delaware where he was a dealer for Greg Noll and O'Hare Surfboards.

The producer, Will Lucas is a former Maryland Resident  and has been surfing since 1964.  After falling in love with the Space Coast of Florida back in the 60's, Will finally made the move from Ocean City in 2001 to escape those Ice Cream Headaches associated with winter surfing.  More information about the movies, as well as a list of local dealers can be found on line at http://www.surf64.com .

SURFING'S ANNUAL SUMMER SURF BASH KICKS-OFF SUNDAY

Live Music, Food, Surfboard Auction at Casa del Mar, Allenhurst

Allenhurst -Aug. 15-The big annual summer surf bash held by Surfers' Environmental Alliance (SEA) will kick-off this Sunday Aug. 21 at the Casa del Mar grill from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m., 401 Main Street, Allenhurst. The Mexican restaurant has long been a top destination for local surfers. For the 7th straight year, Case del Mar will host the Alliance's summer event with live surf n' rock music from the Jetty Rats, a fabulous Mexican buffet for the whole family, door prizes for kids, a surfboard auction, new SEA T-shirts, soda and engraved SEA beer mugs. SEA is working with the state of New Jersey on the design of an underwater recreational structure to enhance surfing off the northern Monmouth coastline, and the latest news about the surfing reef will be discussed at the Casa del Mar event. SEA's new president Andrew Mencinsky will present the latest information and developments. Tickets will be available at the door, rain or shine, at $25 for adults, $15 for teens, and $10 for kids twelve and under. Tots are free.

Surfers' Environmental Alliance (SEA) is a grass roots non-profit organization committed to preserving the cultural and environmental integrity of the sport of surfing.

CONTACT: Andrew Mencinsky 732-804-4096 or 732-530-8773; or Brian Unger 917-453-7311 or evenings and weekends 732-870-9065.

Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey - Surfers’ Environmental Alliance (SEA) today issued a Request for Proposals to firms around the world for the design of an artificial wave producing reef to be located near Seven Presidents Park, North Long Branch. The project is being funded by a $40,000 grant from the NJ Casino Reinvestment and Development Commission and is being assisted by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. A subsequent RFP will be issued for the actual construction of the reef. Read the full text here......

South Jersey Surfrider Foundation
Conservation Activism Research Education

The South Jersey Surfrider Foundation is proud to announce three
opportunities to win one of three limited edition Steve Ford/Surfrider custom shaped surfboards! We will be giving away one short board, one classic fish and one 80's tri fin!

Check him out at www.fordsurf.com

So how do you win one? Surfrider is offering three different chances to walk home with one of these boards.

1. Everyone joining Surfrider before Labor Day receives a South Jersey
Chapter tee-shirt and a chance to win one of the boards!  At $25.00 it is a no
brainer! The T-shirt alone normally sells for $15.00!
Your $25.00 will help fund our fight to keep the water clean, safe, accessible and most importantly surfable! The winner will be announce at an end of summer function TBA.

2. On Friday August 12th we will be hosting a Surfrider Beach Bash at Bubba Mac's Shack in Somers Point.   There will be live music from "The Silence", and plenty of free surf merchandise giveaways including one of the limited edition Surfrider boards!

3. On Sunday August 21st (Brendan Borek weekend) we will be hosting our 1st Annual Princeton Surf party.   This will take place in Avalon at The Princeton Bar and Grill. There will be a $2.00 Corona special and lot's of free giveaways including one of the limited edition Surfrider boards.   To Join South Jersey Surfrider (and get a t-shirt and a chance at a board) -

Call Steve Mullin at: 609-485-0217
Or e-mail at: southjersey@surfrider.org or jimnilsen@hotmail.com

Please check out our website for more info on joining and these events
http://www.surfrider.org/southjersey/index.html

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