Southbound and Down…Paddle In Florida!
We are on the road working our way to South Florida. After an overnight in Gainesville, we spent a couple of days with friends in Indian Rocks Beach, near St. Pete. We took two nice paddles along the canals and intracoastal waterway. On one of the trips we were treated to some play time with a couple of manatees! Speaking of play time, attached is a pic of Dylan and Tommy winding their way up the canal…and a shot of Tracey on her first YOLO ride!
YOLO SUP Race Series 2009- race #4 results
Our fellow YOLO’ers must be living right cause all of Walton County was drenched in rain this evening…except Western Lake and the crowd gathered at Watercolor to witness race #4 of the Aesthetic Clinique/ YOLO Stand Up Paddle Board Series. We enjoyed a cool breeze off the lake and good company up on the bridge as our racers duked it out for the YOLO crown and bragging rights!
The results from tonights ladies race:
1- On The Coast Magazine
2-Team Unbalanced
3-Balance Health Studio
4-World Six Boutique
5-Seaside
6-Amavida
7-Big Daddy’s Buns in the Sun
Results from the Men’s race:
1-South Walton Lifeguards-Black
2-Wells Fargo Advisors
3-South Walton Lifeguards-Gold
4-Sunset Beach Services
6-Lazer Awesome!
7-The New Orchard Group
8-Team Archer
9-Jambone
The final race of this series will be held on Thursday August 13th…An extravaganza is in the works, details to be announced soon!
See more pics from the race by Chandler Williams at: www.modusphotography.com. Click on the CLIENT LOGIN button and enter watercolor2 for password.
July Surf School Slideshow!
Summer school has never been so cool! Blue Mountain Surf, inc. was at it again teaching kids about the beach, shaping surfboards, and of course, surfing! Hope you Enjoy this slideshow featuring a crew of kids from Mississippi, a Butler Bear, and two South Walton Junior lifeguards! Look for our next Surf School to be scheduled soon for mid August!
International Surfing Day June 20th
Join us Saturday June 20th as the Surfrider Foundation celebrates-
Our local Emerald Coast Chapter has an afternoon and evening of fun planned for anyone who loves the beach.
What: Beach Gathering and Bonfire
-Surfboard and SUP Demos (Sponsored by Surftech & YOLO)
-Beach clean-up and prizes (Sponsored by Surfrider)
-Kids Games (Sponsored by BlueMountainSurf.com)
Where: Ed Walline Park, Santa Rosa Beach
When: Saturday June 20th 4pm till…?
UPDATE: Here is the video…
Find more videos like this on International Surfing Day
2009 YOLO SUP Race #2 Report
Well, the sky turned to a different shade of blue, after the rain. And what a beautiful evening it turned out to be for the second race of this series. This will be a brief report as I am hitting the highway for the holiday…full standings and more pics to follow soon.
Nine ladies teams hit the water paddling hard. The top three finishers all crossed the line within one minute of each other. Third place was Team Balance at 26:58. Second place tonight was Kitty Hawk Kites at 26:32. And the ladies victory tonight goes to On The Coast Magazine with a winning time of 25:59!
There were thirteen Men’s teams this evening and, as we have witnessed before, our local lifeguard teams are serious about this competition. The top three teams this evening were The South Walton Lifeguards (second team) at 21:50. Second place honors go to the Destin Lifeguard team at 21:23. Our champions for the evening were the South Walton Lifeguard team with a winning time of 21:50.
Check back for more complete results and photos. Feel free to submit any photos or comments to Info at BlueMountainSurf.com
Billabong Grom Comp Report
The Grom Comp was an amazing success! Young surfers from all across the Emerald Coast gathered for a day of fun and friendly competition. The under 8 division was stacked five heats deep for the first round and displayed some amazing up and coming talent. The three foot seas provided some chest high peaks for the little ones…just enough to challenge but not so big as to frighten. We saw dozens of rides from the outside bar all the way to the sandy beach. In the older divisions we saw some advanced skills, working the faces, pumping for speed, several switch foot spin arounds and one ride with not one but two completed handstands!
The kids celebrated with trophies, champagne (sparkling grape juice) showers, and a giant prize money check for One Gazillion dollars!
Here is a link to pictures taken by the local paper.
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Thank you Billabong for making this event happen. I hope it’s just the start of more good events to come!
