This year Surfrider Foundation Atlanta Chapter is using non-native bamboo and other recycled material for its festival booth. The Sweetwater 420 Music Festival was the first event this year. Thanks for everyone that came out.
Jekyll Island SUP Trip
Steve and Fred met up with fellow Surfrider member Chuck from Whitecap SUP and others to paddle Jekyll Island on 4/21. The wind had a lot of east so it was a harder paddle than expected. There was also some surf at Goulds Inlet on St. Simons Island for the final session of the day. [...]
Sweep The Hooch 2012 Gallery
Below are the pictures from the Sweep The Hooch event on 4/14/2012. We made a small dent in the trash that day. Be sure to sign up for our future river cleanup in August. The event details will be posted as the event gets closer. Click any image below to leave a comment. Click the [...]
Surfrider Crew Sails Jax to Key West
Beau, Brian, Matt, and Steve sailed with owners Barry and Tiane to deliver a 33′ catamaran from Jacksonville to Key West. The crew sailed day and night over 500 hundred miles for 5 days. Steve and Matt did a 95′ dive on the Vandenberg. Click any image below to leave a comment. Click the image [...]
Visit to Surfrider DC Chapter
Steve Combs was a guest speaker at the DC Surfrider meeting Monday night 3/12/2012. The topic was Surfrider’s research results on the BP Gulf oil spill. He also stand up paddled the Potomac about 10 miles with DC chapter members. Click any image below to leave a comment. Click the image again to see the [...]
Help Restore the Gulf
This is our last opportunity to ensure that fines collected from the BP oil spill will be used to support ecosystem restoration in the Gulf of Mexico. Please ask your Senators to support the RESTORE Act before it’s too late! Click here to take action! The BP disaster released millions of gallons of oil into [...]
Splinters Surf Documentary Tuesday 2/21 Only
Splinters combines great on-wave action with high drama. Restricted by gender, culture and limited jobs, a unique group of athletes contests for a national championship as a ticket off the paradise of Papua New Guinea. A standout on the festival circuit since its Tribeca premiere, Filmmaker Magazine has called Splinters “engrossing and endlessly surprising”.
Morgan Falls Dam SUP Trip UPDATED
Fred and Steve paddled at Morgan Falls Dam on Sunday, 2/12 even though the air temps and the winds were in the 30s. The first race of the SUP Splash Series this year scheduled for May 5 will be hosted at Morgan Falls Overlook Park by chapter sponsor High Country Outfitter. The Atlanta Chapter will [...]
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
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 [...]
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