I hope everyone got a little something from TS Barry. Looks like the northeast is still getting some fun surf. Virginia Beach photographer Tom Casella just sent this photo of Lindsey Bowman going for a cover-up. You can check out the rest of his images from today’s swell on his website.
I spent my weekend out on the coast of Washington state at the Clean Water Classic– the event is a huge fundraiser for the Pacific Northwest chapters of the Surfrider Foundation. The contest was headlined by Global Surf Industries. I’m sure many of you remember last year’s One Design divisions at the East Coast Wahine Champs- well those boards were also donated by GSI. I had the pleasure of meeting GSI president Mark Kelly. He came to the event all the way from Australia and brought a whole crew of GSI peeps including former world champion longboarder Bonga Perkins (he’s on the cover of this month’s Longboard Magazine) and legendary longboard shaper Steve Walden.
Did I mention the water was cold? I had to wear a 5.4.3, booties, hood, and gloves! I haven’t worn gloves in a long time and I have to say I got a little nervous when the seals were swimming by. I felt like I may be mistaken for one! The waves were fun though, but the fog made it hard for the judges to see the contestants and hard for the contestants to see the flags. But I think all in all everyone had a great time. The Saturday night party was lots of fun. You should have seen all the schwag they were giving away! It got me excited for the ECWC. It’s going to be here real soon.
And don’t forget, this weekend is Figure 8 Wahine Day, if you haven’t already RSVP’d on the forum, you still have a couple of days to do so. Wish I could be there to see everyone, but I’ll be visiting family in Richmond, VA.
-Anne
Love it! Great recap- and that water was FREEZING.
Wouldn’t be the Classic without ice cube water!