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The 2011 Surfrider Challenge at The Waterman’s Challenge!
presented by The Cocoa Beach Surf Museum and the Cocoa Beach Chapter of Surfrider Foundation The Cocoa… [more]
Suncoast “Raptoberfest” October 11th Meeting
Please come out and support Suncoast Surfrider Foundation for "Bring a Friend!" month. Surfrider meetings… [more]
Contest #5 Winner – Amanda Trail
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Contest #3 Winner – Melissa M. Morris
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Photo Contest #1 Winner – Lara Henry
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Chapter News
Upham Jam!
Dear Gulf Coasters,
We invite you to our fundraiser/party to kick off the summer. Please see upcoming events on the right side of our page for details. A short break down includes: bands, raffles, dancing and fun. There will be a pre-party meeting at 6pm. Please come down to “The Salty Rim” and have your voice be heard in our community.
Please visit making waves: Jessica Respondek was part of the original board that founded our chapter and has lead our campaign for years in an effort to help restore Upham Beach. We are very proud of Jessica. Click the link below to read about her.
Suncoast Surfrider Foundation
Pinellas County Alert
Dear Gulfsters,
When people stop seeing the reminders that there is a problem we tend to forget. It is when our guard is down that our coasts will be attacked. Pinellas County is trying very hard to permanently alter St Petersburg Beach, FL (Upham). They want rocks, whether they are proven to work or not. People see sand on the beach in St Petersburg, but they forget about the huge sand dune that was present in the “repair” of the bags. What they don’t see is that since this summer, the sand has almost already completely washed away from in front of the condos. What they don’t point out is that much of the sand you see on St Pete Beach is from a number of different “repairs” that have taken place over the past few years.
The county should save the roughly 5 million it wants to spend on rocks and remove the bags that do not work as intended. Then they should look at SAVING (something our govt seems to have problems with) the money for future re-nourishment of Upham. This process is proven to work. Why spend money on an unproven system? We are not sure…. All that we do know is that many people have lost their culture and lifestyle, due to this unproven system.
We need your input. We need your expertise. You have talent that will help our coast! Come to meetings, or be a part of an event.
NEXT MEETING MARCH 8th—- See upcoming events for details.
FREE UPHAM…
November 12th Plastic Clean-Up! St Pete Beach…
Have you been looking for a way to make a true dent in the amount of plastic that has been showing up on our beautiful beaches? Here is your chance! We are collecting data from the November 12th clean-up (details on upcoming events). Our goal is to compare the amount and types of plastics we find on beaches with resorts, restaurants, and snack shacks, compared to beaches that do not have as many of the aforementioned. Once the data is collected we plan on bringing the data gathered to those that share liability to help us come up with a solution. There are many ways beach-side businesses can help us reduce the trash tremendously and at the very least, use products that if littered will break down “relatively” quickly.
Make a difference! Come on out and support our campaign. You can make a difference by helping us clean the beach at a time when you can find something made of plastic every 3 steps (at least that’s what I found at the clean-up on October23rd on Treasure Island).
Typhoon Lagoon Surf Trip (November 12th, 2011)
Typhoon Lagoon Surf Trip
DATE: Nov 12, 2011
TIME: 06:00 AM to 09:30 AM
LOCATION: Typhoon Lagoon
ADDRESS: Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, Orlando, FL 32830, Orlando, FL
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
November 12, 2011
The Suncoast Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation is holding a fundraising event at Typhoon Lagoon, Disney. This event will be a morning surf session on Saturday, November the 12th. The registration will be on a first come first serve basis. Registration will start at the October 11th Surfrider Foundation meeting at Jonny Reno’s on the pier. Everyone is welcome to register, if you are not already a Surfrider member, your donation will include membership for a year.
Come be a part of this surfing event that will help support the Suncoast Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation. We are limiting the number of surfers to 12-16 for a maximum amount of fun and plenty of waves for everyone.
- Maximum 16 surfers
- Limit: 25 people
- Additional spectator fee over 25 persons
- 2.5-3 hours run time
- Water temp 75-80 degrees
- Wave size 3.5- 5 ft.
- Dawn Patrol Session!
- 100 waves available
- Participants are responsible for their own transportation.
- No alcohol will be permitted for this Surfrider event.
- The Wave Pool is the only part of the park we will be authorized to use.
Bring your favorite boards to surf the waves of Typhoon Lagoon!
Members: $ 165.00 each
Non-member: $190.00 each
1 year Surfrider membership included
Goal of 12 surfers
Maximum total surfers 16
*****If you are interested please call, John K (Treasurer) for more information***** (941)915-3439
Suncoast “Raptoberfest” October 11th Meeting
Please come out and support Suncoast Surfrider Foundation for “Bring a Friend!” month. Surfrider meetings are the second Tuesday of each month. This month we will discuss Upham, Clearwater Beach, Holiday Art and Music Festival, Plastics Campaign and upcoming beach clean-ups. The big event of the night will be Typhoon Lagoon Trip!
Typhoon Lagoon
1. Bring 165 dollars if you are interested in purchasing a trip.
2. Must be a member to participate (if you are not, you may sign up online at Johnny Reno’s, or go through our treasurer).
3. The event will fall on Saturday November 12, 2011.
4. Limited spots for this “Fun-Raiser”
