8:30 am on Sunday, September 12 marks the time and date of a really really cool event…The Surfrider Annual Paddle Around the Pier. In addition to getting together for this fun time (even if you don’t intend to do the paddle, its still fun and an AWESOME scene to be apart of, see below for details), we are planning to hang out at the beach for the day afterwards and do all those things one does at the beach (smashball, sleep, people watch, surf, swim, eat, drink, and be merry!) We will set up a camp that morning north of the Pier in Ocean Beach in front of the Main lifeguard Tower off of Santa Monica Avenue. Throughout the morning and day, we will have a bar-b-que ready to grill your grub, and some chips n stuff. Bring your own grill grub and drinks though!
This should be a blast, from watching people paddle their surfboards with their dog on the front around California’s longest structure and catching some waves, to hangin out and enjoying the last bit of summer we can!!!
Feel free to email me with any questions you might have. We’d love to represent out there and have fun in meantime with you all!
p.s. We have some extra surfboards in case people are in need. Let us know and we’ll see what we can do. Otherwise BYOBoard
p.p.s. Check out the link here for pictures from last years paddle
p.p.p.s. Please pass this on to anyone who might want to join….siblings, gfs, bfs, uncles, pets, and or disowned inmate friends.
Official Mumbo Jumbo – – – – – – – (snatched from the Surfrider San Diego Chapter website)
Our 13th Annual Paddle For Clean Water will take place on Sunday, September 12th, from 8:30am – 12noon at the Ocean Beach Pier.
The Paddle For Clean Water is a noncompetitive event that consists of hundreds of local beach goers paddling around the Ocean Beach Pier in a joint effort to bring awareness to the pollution problem along San Diego’s coastline. For the first time ever, other Surfrider Chapters from all across the nation will join the event. Chapters from New York, Florida, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Massachusetts will paddle out in waterways near their home town to demonstrate their support for clean water.
This is a free event, and all ocean enthusiasts are invited to participate in the paddle around the pier. We expect more than 700 paddlers to attend this year’s Paddle for Clean Water with many more cheering the on from the beach. Many paddlers will use surfboards, boogie boards, and kayaks to get around the pier, but all variations of paddling devices are welcome. The more creative the paddling device, the better.
The intention of our Paddle for Clean Water is to increase public awareness and support of the value of clean and safe oceans and waterways. The preservation and protection of San Diego’s beaches and waves is a continual process which demands the support and contributions of numerous individuals, organizations and businesses within San Diego County. As one of the leading grassroots environmental organizations fighting to preserve our precious coastal resources, the Surfrider Foundation activists and contributors truly are the “Keepers of the Coast”. As part of the festivities, we will also be having free breakfast, guest speakers, City Council members Donna Frye and Michael Zucchet, music by local artists, a huge raffle with many large prizes and a beach clean up after the paddle.
Proceeds from this event will benefit the many Surfrider Foundation programs here in San Diego, including water quality testing, education outreach, beach cleanups, internships, and pollution monitoring.
