Surfrider Vancouver Island is proud to be heading off to another remote beach to hold a significant cleanup event.

Check here for more info.

Surfrider Vancouver Island is proud to announce a new partnership with Lonetree Cider. 25¢ from the sale of every six pack of Lonetree from Cascadia Liquor Stores goes to support our Combing the Coast campaign.

So this summer when you are looking for a crisp refreshing beverage, head over to Cascadia and grab a sixer of Lonetree. Not only will you be enjoying a delicious BC cider, you will be supporting our chapter and the work we do.

Cascadia Liquor Store locations:

Quadra Village Open 9am – 10pm daily
(next to Fairway Market)
4 – 2631 Quadra St, Victoria BC

Cascadia Colwood
Open 9am – 11pm daily
Hatley Park Plaza – 2244 Sooke Rd, Victoria BC

“STAND” the new film from b4apres Media in association with Dendrite Studios will take you into the heart of the largest temperate rainforest on the planet—the Great Bear in British Columbia, Canada.  Hung on the skeleton of a good ol’ fashioned adventure undertaken by a group of surfers, the potential effects of introducing super tankers to these pristine waters will be articulated.  As the crew moves through this remote region under their own power, the landscape will be unfurled one paddle stroke at a time and punctuated by the faces and fears of the First Nation people who call this garden of Eden their home.  Not just an efficient mode of transport, a stand up paddleboard expedition will be symbolic of “standing up” to preserve this last bastion of rainforest.  Captured in cinematic High Definition, the film will bring the Enbridge Pipeline debate into the collective consciousness in a way that will have you fishing in your basement for that old fluorescent wetsuit.

IndieGoGo Crowdfunding Campaign

b4apres has launched an innovative indiegogo.com campaign to raise funding for production of the film.  Indiegogo.com is a popular crowdfunding platform that allows audiences to pledge different amounts of money towards creative projects to help make them a reality.  In return backers receive various rewards for their donation.  Perhaps most significantly, backers of STAND become part of the production team.

Supporting STAND is easy.  Backers simply choose their reward and pledge via credit card or PayPal.  Some of our awesome rewards include a cedar paddleboard handmade by the children of Bella Bella and the opportunity to join the crew on the expedition.

http://www.indiegogo.com/stand-film?a=504701

Why We Need Funding

All funds raised will go towards production costs including travel expenses, music rights, post production, etc.  We already have all the equipment necessary to shoot and edit the film, meaning all funds raised will be used to finish this film so others can discover this pristine part of the world for themselves.  This is a passion project with everybody involved being extremely committed to the preservation of wild places.

To learn more about the project, please go to http://standfilm.com/

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b4apres Media is a collective of vibrant characters eager for an avenue to express their artistic flair in a meaningful way whilst experiencing the times in which we live.  Our vision is to bring together talented individuals who share a common aim to creatively merge adventure with honest journalism.

Think citizen journalism in flip flops.

Anthony Bonello- Director

anthony@b4apres.com

Nicolas Teichrob- Producer

nicolas@dendritestudios.com

Join us on Wednesday, March 28th at Habit Coffee (Pandora location) in Victoria for art, film, a silent auction and raffle. (prizes from local businesses) Plus, beer and tacos!

Check the facebook page for more info and updates

Surfrider Vancouver Island is proudly selling new 2012 Surfrider Memberships. We are excited to be be participating in membership sales in a fun new way. Instead of simply selling basic memberships (sticker & annual membership card), we are offering “Beach in a Bag” memberships! Now, new and renewing members receive a member card, 2012 sticker, as well as reusable bag, filled with goodies. There are two options:

$25 Beach in the Bag

• Annual membership card
• 2012 Surfrider member sticker
• Reusable “I Love My Beach” Bag
• Surfrider stickers
• Map of local beach cleanup locations
• Informative brochures

$35 Beach in the Bag

• All of the above
• Surfrider Vancouver Island or Wave Hunt T-shirt.

Memberships are a important way of supporting Surfrider at both an international and chapter level. Through memberships and donations from surfers and coastal enthusiasts like you, Surfrider is able to continue its critical ocean advocacy work, making sure beaches and coastal areas stay beautiful.

Memberships are available at monthly chapter meetings and various other outreach events.

Monthly meetings take place at local surf shops in Victoria, on a rotating basis. Meetings occur from 7-9pm. Here is an agenda for 2012:

Coastline Surf Shop, 1417 Broad St.

• February 1st
• March 7th
• April 4th
• May 2nd

Sitka Surf Shop, 570 Yates St.

Here are the final contest results for the 2012 6th Wavehunt Expression Session at China Beach, Feb 4 – 6.

1st place mens – Nate Glickman

2nd place mens – Danny Amato

… 3rd place mens – Joel Knickle

1st place womens – Karla Robinson

2nd place womens – Shandy Kariatsumari

3rd place womens – Gill Montgomery

Best bail – Hyuma Frankoski

Best tube – Kahlil Holmes

Longest wave – Lauren Campbell

Biggest wave – Jeff Henry

Most Stoke – Kate Wilson & Sam Noble

Best claim – Read Guthrie

Once again thank you to all of the volunteers for their help.

Big Thanks Crystal Holmes for making the huge pot of soup and Claudia De Hunn for the awesome chili!

Stick in thew Mud for donating all the coffee and snacks.

Ht0 For the awesome jerseys and register the contestants.

McRae’s for the judging venue and hosting a good after party.

Barracuda, Sitka and Poler for donating prizes all of your support is awesome!

For all of the info please visit the CRD web site.

http://www.crd.bc.ca/parks/reserves/jordanriverparkboundary.htm

A big thank you to the volunteers that showed up for the clean up at China. We got a lot of trash off the beach. We will keep on searching for the tsunami debris that are washing in. The media was there in relation to that story.

In this years Wave Hunt we have decided to have a strong environmental emphasis for which require all contestants to have a 2012 Surfrider membership along with a $20 entry fee (which goes towards the prizes) to enter. There will be en event at HtO before the contest (date still to be decided) where you will be able to get your 2012 SR membership and register for the comp. You must pay and register prior to the event to compete. This contest is completely non-profit and purely for fun.

Five person heats will commence with a 5-minute paddle-out and 30-40 minutes to surf. There is no wave limit and the competitors must return to the beach when the flag is up and their heat is over. There will be two quick blasts from the air-horn indicating when 5 minutes are left in your heat. The next heat then paddles out but stays on the shoulder until one long blast is heard from the air horn indicating that the heat is over and that the next heat has begun. At this point the previous heat must belly ride or paddle back to the beach. Dropping in or any other misconduct will result in the highest wave being removed from the final score of the individual.

All the surfing will be filmed and viewed Monday evening. This will be at Mcraes starting 7:30 and there will be lots of prizes. Plus it is wing night!

The event is run as an ‘expression session’ or unconventional surf contest. All and only the contestants will judge the waves and determine the victor. Rides will be given points on the following criteria:

Height of Wave
Length of Ride
Amount of Maneuvers
Critical Degree of Turns
Style
Complementing the Waves Potential

Other categories include:
Most Stoke
Best Bail
Longest ride

Two custom Allia surfboards will be awarded to the top men and women’s champions. Many other awesome prizes will be awarded for winners of the various categories…

See the website for more info: http://www.wavehunt.ca/