Surf Trip and Volunteer Training in Florida This Weekend

The Florida Regional Director of Surfrider Foundation is hosting a core volunteer training session on Sunday in Destin, Florida. Please email Steve Combs at steve@paddleanywhere.com if you are interested in going. The training is at 10am. We will be staying at a cabin at the beach, and there will be plenty of time to surf [...]


Members SUP from Lake Lanier Buford Dam to the Olympic Center

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Congrats to Steve, Wes, Coty, and Paul for making the 26-mile + paddle across Lake Lanier from Buford Dam to the Olympic Center on Black Friday, November 25, 2011. Wes paddled like he was doing the Jericho’s Mile with a trip time under six hours. Paul was close behind. Steve and Coty finished sub-8 hours [...]


Buy your ticket now for That First Glide Movie Night

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Come out to support Surfrider Foundation Atlanta Chapter and watch That First Glide. Buy your tickets in advance.


Powers Island Cleanup Photos

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Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday to clean up Powers Island. The images below speak for themselves. Special thanks to High Country Outfitters and Surf Blue Ridge for providing the gear. We combo’d the plastic and other trash with rafts, kayaks, and stand up paddleboards. Check out the pics below. You can download [...]


Sign up now for the Powers Island Cleanup on 10/22

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Sign up now for the Powers Island Cleanup on 10/22 at 9am.


Hurricane Irene Surf Trip Pics

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Atlanta Chapter members Steve, Clay and Elliot and the rest of the Atlanta Surf Posse traveled to St. Augustine for Hurricane Irene on August 25. We met up with Emerald Coast Chapter members Mike and John. Nice swell. Great trip. Click any image below to leave a comment. Click the image again to see the [...]


East Coast Regional Conference Recap

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Steve Combs and Beau Hicks made the trek to Kill Devil Hills, Outer Banks, North Carolina, for the Surfrider Foundation East Coast Regional Conference. Check out the event site for more details. The group visited a wind-powered pier and then had dinner at a wind-powered pub. Unfortunately, the wind blew out the surf, so the [...]


Raptoberfest Stone Mountain Cleanup Photos

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The Atlanta Chapter hosted a clean up at Stone Mountain Park on October 2, 2011 in support of Surfrider Foundation’s RAPTOBERFEST “Rise Above Plastics” program. Our Plastic Bag Coalition partner One More Generation also attended the event. This year’s RAPTOBERFEST was supported by our national sponsors CLIF Bar and Rusty; our local sponsors providing stand up paddle boards High [...]


SUP Splash Chattanooga Photos

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The Atlanta Chapter traveled to Chattanooga on October 1, 2011 for the final race of the SUP Splash Series. Surfrider Foundation Atlanta Chapter member Wes Stolp was the series winner for the 5-race series with 3 first place wins (Lanier, Savannah, and Blue Ridge), a second place (Chattanooga) and a third Place (St. Pete). Other [...]


SUP Splash Blue Ridge Race Recap

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The Atlanta Chapter brought home more trophies from the SUP Splash Blue Ridge Race. Pictured (above left to right) are Brooke Holder (Second Place Women’s 12’6″ Open; Wes Stolp (First Place Men’s 14′ Elite) and Steve Combs (Third Place Men’s 14′ Open). The Atlanta Chapter has been a sponsor of this entire race series. We [...]