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Guest Post: Celebrating 50 Years of “The Endless Summer"
Guest Post: Celebrating 50 Years of “The Endless Summer”
Two weeks ago I travelled to California to attend a 50th Anniversary celebration of “The Endless Summer” fundraiser, benefiting the Surfing Heritage & Culture Center (SHACC) and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Huntington Beach. It certainly was a very busy couple of days, but I enjoyed catching up with old friends and raising money for two good organizations.
A gal that I know from her surf…
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#bruce brown#Endless Summer#Endless Summer 50 Years#fundraising#guestblogger#Jewel Ward#robert august#SHACC#surfing#Surfing Heritage & Culture Center#Taming Data
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Guest Spot: The Inertia
Guest Spot: The Inertia
A couple of weeks ago I chatted on the phone with Reid over at The Inertia. Below is the beginning of the post. To read more, be sure to click on the link below.
Robert August, as happy in the shaping bay as anywhere. Photo: Kristen Brown
Robert August’s stoke is audible. And why wouldn’t it be? He’s been all over the world, surfed some of the most remote places, blazed trails where there weren’t…
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Surfing Ollie's Point
Photo by Mayan Koren
Potrero Grande, also known as Ollie’s Point, is located in one of Costa Rica’s national parks, Santa Rosa, there is no development for miles and therefore the break is only accessible by boat. No development means lots of wildlife; I have seen flying manta rays, whales, mating turtles, birds, and huge schools of fish. One minor detail are the crocodiles that live in the…
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What a busy couple of weeks it has been! In the beginning of March I travelled to Australia with my daughter Christine to attend the Noosa Festival of Surfing, then returned to Costa Rica a couple weeks later straight into my annual charity event, Surf n Turf! I certainly had a great time in Australia and during Surf n Turf, but I am sure glad to take a moment to relax the past couple of days. Check out my quick recap of the past month…
I was lucky enough to bring my daughter, Christine, with me to Australia. It was a long flight, but comfortable. Pete, my good friend, met us at the airport and took us up to Noosa, a beautiful tropical part of Australia. The waves at Noosa were fantastic with the three perfect point breaks. The Noosa Festival of Surfing is a major surf competition so there were a lot of people there to see the contest. This also meant that there were a lot of people at Noosa to also surf, so waves were crowded. We got to watch the best longboard surfers in the world compete. Even all of the girls in competition were way better than me! They are such beautiful surfers and really good. One of the highlights of our grip was going to the Steve Irwin Australian Zoo. I certainly enjoyed it as much as my daughter!
After three weeks in Australia it was time to head back to Costa Rica. It was a long trip back and our flight was delayed ten hours! As soon as we got back Surf n Turf kicked off. SnT is an important event to help kids here in Guanacaste and the mood was, ”How can we help?” It was a great couple of days. All of the community here has gotten behind the event and people from near and far came to participate in event.
So I know you all want to know who won the event?! The very talented and beautiful Mary Osborne helped carry her team to victory by winning first in the surf competition and her team crushed it on the golf course with a 14 under par. Way to go Mary, Muriel, Robbie, and Clay! Congrats to our second place team Royce, Sam, Calinche, and Brian, and our third place team John, Tyler, Kyle and Aaron! We also had some very talented players with closest to the pin with Clay, Berto, JJ and Jason… and Waimea crushed it for the second year in a row and got ladies longest drive! To finish it off, Juan Diego, who glasses my boards down here in Costa Rica, got the best nose ride of the surf competition.
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I have been in a lot of surf events but the RA Surf n Turf is one of the most exciting events I have ever particpated in. I lack skills in the golfing department so I was super lucky to score such a great golf team who took me under their wings and guided me to the hole. In regards to the surfing, well maybe it was a female bikini advantage that helped me win or the fact that the waves were about 2-3 feet and I was the smallest person in the event that helped me win. Either way, my stomach is still sore from the amount of laughing I did at this event. What an amazing cause with great people!!! I cant wait till next year!
xo – Mary Osborne
In addition, the kickoff and closing events at Witch’s Rock Surf Camp were a blast, the fashion show by Azul Profundo at Langosta beach club was so nicely done, and Lola’s refueled us during the surf competition at Avellanas. I would like to thank everyone to came down to participate in the event and all of our sponsors. Every lit bit helps raise funds for CEPIA and goes to supporting programs for these kids. Thank you again!!!
Until next years Surf n Turf…
Pura Vida,
Robert
P.S. Now stop staring at the screen, get off that device that you are using, and go catch some waves!
*Special thanks to Waimea for the photos!
Winner Winner! What a busy couple of weeks it has been! In the beginning of March I travelled to Australia with my daughter Christine to attend the Noosa Festival of Surfing, then returned to Costa Rica a couple weeks later straight into my annual charity event, …
#costa rica#lola&039;s#robert august#robert august surfboards#Surf n Turf#surfing#witch&039;s rock surf camp
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Countdown to Surf n Turf With less than two weeks to go until my annual charity event "Surf n Turf…
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Back in December I received an order to shape a Wingnut II model and a Martinson Stepdeck for a father and his son all the way from Australia. Shaping the boards definitely made me rise to the occasion as I had to go back in my memory bank…just one of the reasons why I still really enjoy shaping! On top of that, good thing Wingnut was here in Tamarindo while I was shaping the boards as he joined me in the shaping room to supervise the shaping of his WII model!
Photo courtesy @SambatotheSea
Fast forward two months later, last week Frederick and Alex arrived in Tamarindo to pick up and surf their new Robert August custom boards. They also brought along Wingnut as their surf guide here in Costa Rica. Just bitchin!
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Over the past week I was fortunate enough to spend some time with Frederick and Alex talking story, chatting about their surf sessions with their new boards, and getting dusty in the shaping room. I think I may have ruined Alex’s life as well! From what I have heard he is a really good student and attending a top university in Australia, but after spending some time here in Costa Rica he wants to be a shaper and work on his bottom turn.
Pura Vida,
Robert
P.S. Now stop starting at the screen, get off that device that you are using, and go catch some waves!
Sharing the Stoke Part 2 Back in December I received an order to shape a Wingnut II model and a Martinson Stepdeck for a father and his son all the way from Australia.
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Surfing Marbella
The swell here in Tamarindo has died and the waves have been pretty small. The past couple of weeks…
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Secondhand Surfer capturing Waimea riding a RA 9'6 "What I Ride" #robertaugust #costarica #tamarindo #puravida #whatiride @surftechsurf
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DD on a RA "What I Paddle". Thanks @susandevoe for sending the pic! #robertaugust @surftechsurf
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Nice @olimas1 ! #robertaugust #whatiride @surftechsurf
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Thanks @chubbysurf for posting these great pics! #robertaugust
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Classic #robertaugust #robertaugustsurfco @alohaglassing
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Custom board for Yolanda #robertaugust #costarica #puravida @witchsrocksurf (at Witch's Rock Surf Camp)
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What a week of waves here in Tamarindo...check it out on the RA surf blog #robertaugust #surfblog #rasurfblog #costarica #puravida @witchsrocksurf Thanks for the photos @sambatothesea
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Sweet Tamarindo
What a week of waves! "Sweet Tamarindo"
Here in Costa Rica you can usually find waves within a thirty minute drive, if not at your home break. However, during the first couple weeks in January, the waves were hard to find. When a rumored swell headed directly at Tamarindo started to circulate,…
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What a week of waves...shot by @sambatothesea today from a pretty awesome bird's eye view #costarica #puravida
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Someone is getting a RA custom board #robertaugust #costarica #tamarindo #puravida @witchsrocksurf (at Witch's Rock Surf Camp)
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