The Otter Rock n Roll was started 4 years ago in celebration of International Surfing Day, which falls on June 20th. Founded seven years ago by the Surfrider Foundation and Surfing Magazine, International Surfing Day unites surfers from around the world in celebration of the sport of surfing. As is tradition with the annual holiday, surfers do [...]
Our Surfrider South OC Chapter teamed up with Ocean Minded for a beach cleanup and celebration during this year’s International Surfing Day. [dmalbum path="/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/south oc/"/] Photos: Trevor Wessman-Lavelle, Randal Sargent, and Denise Erkeneff
[dmalbum path="/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/NZ/"/] Photos by Paul Hansen
“We had good audience and almost 50 persons try to surf (for many of them, it was their first time on a board). Kids were enthusiastic about surfing and your gifts, adults loved S.U.P. and tai-chi. Everyone appreciated the short ecological lesson and environment information materials (see attachment).” – Tony G. [dmalbum path="/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/italy/"/]
Poyo Surf Club in Guadeloupe, part of the Lesser Antilles, celebrated this year’s ISD with a surf sessions, contest, and more! [dmalbum path="/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/guadeloupe/"/]
“Hola, International Surfing Day was a great success in the Dominican Republic! We celebrated with events on the North and South Coast of the island, organized by the Dominican Surfing Federation (FEDOSURF), and the activities included a beach clean-up and surf training competition in Playa Bahoruco, Barahona, and a beach clean-up and surfing at Playa [...]
Surfrider Argentina Chapters celebrated ISD this year in Mar del Plata, Necochea, Playa Union, and Patagonia. [dmalbum path="/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/ARG/"/]
The Surfrider Emerald Coast Chapter held their 1st Annual Surfrider Kid’s Classic — a surfing contest just for kids! For many it was their first time surfing and for some, a chance to show off their skills! For all involved, parents and children alike, it was a great time on the beach! [dmalbum path="/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/emerald coast/"/] For more photos, [...]
Our Surfrider Chicago Chapter held an awesome ISD event at Montrose Beach in Chicago. [dmalbum path="/wp-content/uploads/dm-albums/ChiTown/"/] From Kevin S: “We had a great turnout, informed folks on what we had planned this summer and listened to some awesome reggae music in the process hosted by our friends at ‘The Dock.’ Also included are some pictures [...]
This year we held our first ever #ISD Instagram contest. We received an overwhelming number of submissions (around 1,800 to be exact) from around the world. We were blown away by the creativity and artistic eye of our supporters. After much discussion, we chose the following 5 submissions as our winners. A HUGE thank you [...]
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