•Ben
from Brooklyn, NY's, favorite surf shop/
chowda' house Hurricane Hopeful let
us know that the hoppin' joint recently
added a shaping room to the hip facilities.
For more information about Hurricane
Hopeful and its happenings, visit www.hurricanehopeful.com.
•Cheers
to Great Lakers, who also held a Beach
Clean Up this fall at The Bridge
in Hamilton, Ontario. After the dirty work
was done, Lakes legend Magilla Schaus
was presented with the 2005 ESA Great
Lakes -District Dairyland Surf Classic Award
for Outstanding Service to the Great Lakes
Surfing Community by The Bridge Crew,
Wyldewood Surf Club and the ESA-Great
Lakes District. Congrats from all of
us here at ESM, Magilla,
you deserve it.
•In
more news, Lakes surfers Tim Lee
of Port Colborne, Ontario and Sara LeClair
of Fort Erie, Ontario were married on Saturday,
September 24th in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
The two newlyweds are spending three weeks
in the Hawaiian islands for their honeymoon.
Lee is the webmaster of www.wyldewoodsurfclub.com
and the ESA-Great Lakes District
website.
•On
Saturday, October 29th, the Surfrider-Rhode
Island Chapter held its annual Trick
or Trash day at Narragansett Town
Beach, where thousands of pounds of
trash were collected and safely disposed
of. This year's event was sponsored by the
Rhode Island Resource Recover Corporation,
the Surfrider Foundation, the Eastern
Surfing Association and the Town
of Narragansett Recreation Department.
•Huge
props to ace New York shooter Neil Simon,
who frequently kept us updated throughout
the fall with thoughtfully framed and inviting
lineup shots from his backyard in Long Island.
Keep 'em coming in the cold season, Neil.
•The
Office of Marine Programs (OMP) at
the University of Rhode Island just
launched a new and improved website featuring
many of its projects, resources and opportunities
pertaining to Mother Ocean. Give it a click
at http://omp.gso.uri.edu or give Andrea
Kecskes a call at 401-874-6524 to learn
more.
•Volcom
Stone's Troy Powell let us know that
the Volcom Jellyfish Surf Series
went off in Long Beach, NY, at Lincoln
Blvd. on Saturday, October 15th. Things
didn't look too promising the day before
the event--with nuking onshore winds and
relentless rain souring the mood. But when
the wind switched offshore to the delight
of competitors, organizers and spectators,
head-high tubes were found spinning off
the Lincoln Blvd. Jetty. The talk
of the comp was local gremmie sensation
Balaram Stack while Rich Breen,
Brian Pollak, TJ Gumiela and
Chris Jones also turned heads with
their aquatic finesse. In the Pro-Am division,
Unsound Surf Shop's Dave Juan took
the win and $500. For more on the Jellyfish
Surf Series, and all of Volcom's
Totally Crustaceous Series comps, visit
www.volcom.com.
•ESM
sends huge thanks to Somerville,
MA's, hot new clothing line, Erino,
for stoking out the office with a variety
of their hip gear. Peep some of their designs
on their website at www.erinoclothing.com--and
keep an eye out for their fresh duds at
your local shops. Erino also joined
the ranks of several ecologically conscious
companies to donate one-percent of their
annual sales to the organization 1% For
The Planet, which gives funds to various
environmental groups.
•For
a glimpse of Hurricane Wilma's waves
on the coast of New Hampshire, click on
the www.nesurfari.com photo gallery. And
check the blog to stay updated on the status
of inbound nor'easters as well as other
surfy happenings in the Granite State.
•In
another helping of solid Wilma coverage,
New England surf site www.nesurf.com also
posted some adrenaline-pumping pics. In
addition, NESurf.com put out a call for
action for all surfers to support their
local shops during the frosty winter months.
Get a full list of all the area retailers
across the Northeast by visiting their site.
•A
number of artists provided renderings on
surfboards to be auctioned at the Art
For The Oceans Surfboard Auction hosted
by the Surfrider Foundation in New
York City on October 15th. Among the art
contributors were Drew Brophy, Julian
Schnabel, Herbie Fletcher, Wyland
and Gus Van Sant (just to name a
few). The event took place at Milk Studios
and was conducted by Simon de Pury.
•New
Hampshire videographer Joe Carter
is set to release his flick Get In The
Van soon, sure to be a high-octane trip
with stops at locales all up and down the
Eastern Seaboard as well as Ireland and
Mexico. Not to mention, The Van's
passengers include Sam Hammer, Frank
Walsh, Jeff Myers, Billy Hume,
Will Tant and more. Visit www.getinthevan.net.
You'll be glad you did.
•Australian-based
Watercooled Shoes is looking for
regional reps up and down the East Coast,
from Maine to Miami. Anybody interested
in landing a gig with this cool company
from Down Under is encouraged to send resumes
and references to spike@cultindustries.com,
Attention: Gary Richards. Good luck
folks--and don't forget to mention ESM
sent ya.
•Northern
natives Joe McGovern and Steve
Fitzpatrick traveled to Ireland again
this fall to partake in the Bundoran
Ocean Fest in County Donegal. They said
the fest was bustling with live music, folks
exhibiting photography (like Fitz
and Joe) and art in the pubs, as
well as surf events, lessons and lifeguarding
clinics--all supported by local sponsors.
So with rich culture, waves and quite a
few pints of Guinness, you can see why the
trip's becoming an annual pilgrimage to
the Emerald Isle for the boys. Compiled
by Mike Fish
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