Pagan, Zaun, and Anzivino strike again, along with a victory from Sara Kohrogi! South Bay Boardriders Club (SBBC) Surf Series Spyder Contest #6 @ Hermosa Beach *RESULTS IN NOW!*

SBBC South Bay Surf Series Spyder Contest #6 05.12.12
	Open Mens			Open Womens			Juniors (18 & under)
1st	Matt Pagan		1st	Natalie Anzivino		1st	Kelly Zaun
2nd	Chris Broman		2nd	Rachel Tominaga		2nd	Jordan Robinson
3rd	Kelly Zaun		3rd	Becca Rosen		3rd	Dimitri Paparasslliou
4th	Dimitri Paparasslliou		4th	Tamara Lentz		4th	Wyatt Boyd
5th	Dane Zaun		5th	Sara Kohrogi		5th	Chris Stimphl
6th	Shaun Burrell		6th	Mackie Albertson		6th	Dryden Brown
	Boys (14 & under)			Groms (12 & under)			Micro-Groms (9 & under)
1st	Henry Kinson		1st	Nick Ferrara		1st	Shane Moseley
2nd	Chris Stimphl		2nd	Dylan Hord		2nd	Luke Snyder
3rd	Jack Rowan		3rd	Sam Reichel		3rd	Noah Steinmetz
4th	Kyle Beatty		4th	Ryan Ulrich		4th	Joey Samuelian
5th	Ron Sannes		5th	Jake Johnson		5th	Kelly Murphy
6th	Dylan Hord		6th	Sebastian Kuhr		6th	Mathew Hahn
	Open Longboard (all ages)			Masters (40 - 49)			Legends (50 +)
1st	Mike Siordia		1st	Warren Kushner		1st	Roddy Williams
2nd	Tom Seth		2nd	Donny Wilson		2nd	Scott Daley
3rd	Spencer Parker		3rd	Ted Robinson		3rd	Scott Johnsen
4th	Frankie Mazzotta		4th	Chris Wells		4th	Nick Christensen
5th	Tim Ferguson		5th	Tom Seth		5th	Mark Theodore
6th	Jason Leeds		6th	Scott Johnsen		6th	Mike Purpus
	Junior Girls (18 & Under)
1st	Sara Kohrogi
2nd	Jessie Rowan
3rd	Saralyn Troeger
4th	Rachel Tominaga
5th	Mackie Albertson
6th	Linea Fuller

Enjoy Mike Purpus' narration of the '60s Free & Easy surf flick, while SUPPORTING the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation & CoachArt! *FUNDRASIER*

Wow!  It's been in the works for awhile, but thanks to Mike Purpus and Ohana O Kekai, CoachArt (a charity that provides lessons in the arts and athletics to children (AND the the siblings of children) with chronic illnesses; I intern at CoachArt) and the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation will benefit from a surf movie night with a '60s surf star & live narrator extraordinaire, Mr. Purpus himself:

CLICK TO ENLARGE FLYER!

In addition to Mike Purpus, extra special thanks to Ben & Sofia @ Ohana O Kekai!  And many, many thanks to the sponsors of the night (click the links to see sponsors' websites):

BODY GLOVE
LIQUID SALT
LONGBOARDS DESIGNED BY DAVENPORT
TYLER
DIVE N SURF
AMOUREUX VINTAGE

I hope to see all you blog readers @ Redondo Union High School's auditorium on the 18th of this month, May!  I've been working alongside many other great people towards making this benefit night happen for CoachArt/Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation for months, so come on down, check out the shindig, and say, "Hi!" if you see me!

$5/(pre sale) ticket, $7/(at-the-door) ticket, $1/ticket for RAFFLE tickets!

Matt Pagan, Natalie Anzivino, and Rachel Tominaga reign supreme at South Bay Boardriders Club (SBBC) Contest #5 @ El Porto (Results IN NOW!)

SBBC South Bay Surf Series Surf Concepts Contest #5 04.21.12
	Open Mens			Open Womens			Juniors (18 & under)
1st	Matt Pagan		1st	Natalie Anzivino		1st	Kelly Zaun
2nd	Kelly Zaun		2nd	Rachel Tominaga		2nd	Codee Stamis
3rd	Derek Brewer		3rd	Becca Rosen		3rd	Kent Nishiya
4th	Shaun Burrell		4th	Sara Kohrogi		4th	Will Reid
5th	Ted Robinson		5th	Sayuri Kameda		5th	Conner Beatty
6th	Dane Zaun		6th	Jordan Wible		6th	Noah Collins
	Boys (14 & under)			Groms (12 & under)			Micro-Groms (9 & under)
1st	Noah Hill		1st	Noah Hill		1st	Shane Moseley
2nd	Will Reid		2nd	Dylan Hord		2nd	Billy Atkinson
3rd	Chris Stimphl		3rd	Cody Purcell		3rd	Charlie White
4th	Jack Rowan		4th	Ethan Ward		4th	Kelly Murphy
5th	Kyle Beatty		5th	Declan Solomon		5th	Kieren Walls
6th	Peter Healey		6th	Alex Fry		6th	Kalani Rusher
	Open Longboard (all ages)			Masters (40 - 49)			Legends (50 +)
1st	Dave Schaefer		1st	Ted Robinson		1st	Scott Daley
2nd	Hudson Richie		2nd	Warren Kushner		2nd	Nick Christensen
3rd	Dylan St. Germain		3rd	Chris Wells		3rd	Mike Purpus
4th	Cosmo Flynn		4th	Scott Whitmer		4th	Kevin Holmes
5th	Tim Ferguson		5th	Steve Howe		5th	John Ward
6th	Steve Compass		6th	Cosmo Flynn		6th	Mike Boyd
	Junior Girls (18 & Under)
1st	Rachel Tominaga
2nd	Sara Kohrogi
3rd	Jessica Rosenfeld
4th	Maddie LaMonaco
5th	Ailidh Shelden
6th	Chloe Kleinman

The Eject Button: Sometimes You Have to Know When to Bail

 One of the things a surfer quickly learns--in and out of the ocean--is when to ride things out, and when to bail.  Local Stand Up Paddleboarder Tamara Lentz demonstrates (by way of diving off of her too-thick-to-duckdive board while a lip looms above her) that when the going gets tough, sometimes the tough just have to get the hell out of the way of the ocean.

  A visual Redondo "B-wall" surf-check elicited an all-too-common mental response from myself: "good from afar, but far from good," (as my surf buddy Kim Magin would say.)

 An aquatic optical illusion presents itself down-the-beach.  It's a peeling barrel--right?  If you're dubious, your skepticism serves you well.

Another momentary mirage--they can be tempting, but are ultimately likely be trying.

The verdict?  The surf wasn't worthwhile today.  But that's the magical thing about the ocean: it can be depressingly flat one day, and overhead the following day.  Let's hope that when I check it again, it's overhead (and that the water quality has improved).

Until next time...

--FIN--

THAT'S whose Sharp Eye surfboard this is! [Sequence]

Marcelo Malinco, approaching the top of the pictured wave with poise, follows through with a great tight-radius turn at a Los Angeles break: