3/27/14

US SUP Tour HB Surf Contest



US SUP Tour Stand Up Paddle Surf Contest held on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier on Saturday, March 22, 2014.  The wind and small surf did hurt the contest a bit, but everyone still managed to get some solid runs in. With Pro and Open divisions in both Men and Women categories, it was a full day of surfing, and for some like Izzy Gomez, who entered both divisions, had to compete in continuous heats without a break.








Pro Surf Men Final:
1st Zane Schweiter
2nd Colin McPhillips
3rd Ryan Helm
4th Sean Poynter

Pro Surf Women Final:
1st Emmy Merrill
2nd Izzy Gomez
3rd Candice Appleby
4th Sophia Bartlow

Open Surf Men Final:
1st Kieran Grant
2nd Fisher Grant
3rd Nick Ventresca
4th Chris Gutzeit

Open Surf Women Final:
1st Izzy Gomz
2nd Sarah Messina
3rd Karen Jacobson
4th Avalon Gall








200+ more photos in the US SUP Tour Photo Gallery

 

3/21/14

70' Boat Beached At Playa Del Rey



This 70-foot cabin cruiser went aground back on February 27. According to reports, the captain awoke in the middle of the night to find that he was dragging anchor. He was unable to get the engine started and the rough seas that night sent the boat onto the beach. Luckily missing the rocks. Everyone was able to get off the boat, unfortunately, not much was able to be done for the boat since. It has been sitting here in sand getting destroyed more and more everyday by the waves and by vandals.


The owner is need of help to remove his boat from the beach, this is from a donation site he has set up:

"My name is Cosmo, I am 49 years old, and for the past five years have been battling congestive heart failure.I am disabled on a fixed income.The "Angelique" was our pension , our retirement, and our life savings all in one basket. She was our past our present and our future. Not to mention our pride and joy.Due to the response of my insurance company. I have no choice but to reach out to the public for assistance.Your contributions will help me remove the "Angelique" to her final resting place and restore the beach to its original state. Please I need your help to complete this task, Beaches and Harbors will invoice me triple the cost and it will take the rest of my life to pay thier amount.We lost everything, and durring the nights of our recovery what personal belongings which were salvageable went to the looters. I.hope it helped their families.I have three boys, thier rooms were ransacked,everything a young boy values was taken.My only goal is to return our Beach in the way I found it. Thank You"







3/5/14

Surfing the biggest waves to hit Venice Beach in years



The first weekend of March 2014 brought a huge winter storm to California, and with it came some huge waves to it's beaches.   Many locals describing them as the biggest waves in years.













 Check out tons more photos:  Surfing Gallery

3/3/14

Allen Sarlo surfing Venice Breakwater



   The storm brought Venice Beach saw some huge waves this weekend. Allen Sarlo was among the few out on Saturday surfing the Breakwater.







Check out more of the Venice Breakwater surfing photos from Saturday:   Venice Surfing Gallery - Saturday 3-1-2014