2008 Calendar of Events
DC Surfrider Movie Night
Date of
Event: April 29, 2008 (last Tuesday of the month)
Location: Finn macCool's Irish Publick House (2nd Floor)
713 8TH St., SE, Washington, DC 20003
Tel: 202-547-7100
2 blocks from the Eastern Market Metro Stop
Great selection of draft beers, food and surf movies brought to you by the D.C. Surfrider folks.
Anything But Three - East
Date of
Event: May 4, 2008 (Sunday)
Time: 10:00am
Location: Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Island, New Jersey
Formerly known as NJ Fish Fry, the AB3-East
is a gathering of alternative board riders and craftsman. Think of it
as a hot rod show where you get to take the cars around the block for a
spin. Check this blog for updates on boards getting built for the
event. http://www.anythingbut3east.blogspot.com/
Spring Camping Surfari
Date of Event: May 9-11, 2008 (Friday-Sunday)
(Volunteer Coordinator: Paul Moos)
Location: Assateague National
Seashore - Oceanside Group Site
Assateague
is wonderful in the Spring! The water is warming, the air is crisp but
no longer
frosty. No bugs. Late winter swells can still happen this time of the
year. Pleasant camping and pleasant (sometimes
fabulous!) surfing. The site is located just south of the North parking
lot/ranger station. We will have one of four sites there. Plenty of
parking. You will need to carry your camping gear in about 100 yards.
ASC Forecasting & Meteorology Guide for the DelMarVa (Volunteer Coordinator: Jack)
Date of Event: [Postponed until April or May, or until further notice]
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Chez Gary's Bar & Multimedia Center (see the Directions
on the SurfASC Forum)
An
informal ASC get-together with a few of our best forecasters lecturing
on local surf forecasting, albeit voodoo science for DelMarVa. What are
the fundamental factors in predicting optimal swell timing and the
right place? What are high/low pressure systems, wind/swell directions,
tides, oceanography/geography, man-made features, etc., etc., etc.?
What factors should the discriminating ASC waverider understand to
enhance one's ability to plan vacations and hit destinations elsewhere?
Plans include linking up a laptop to a TV or projection screen, run
some Powerpoint slides, and access Internet forecasting resources
(ranging from subcription-based to freebie, raw data (e.g., Surfline,
Swell Info, NWS/NOAA/NHC).
Thaw Out
Cookout and Membership (and Board) Meeting
Date of Event: May 17, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Gary
Lay's Deck (see the Directions
on the SurfASC Forum)
General Membership Involvement:
Required, guests are encouraged. This is
an opportunity for members to meet each other, listen to the campaign
speeches of Board nominees and to poke fun at surfers being way too
serious. Discussions about the Club’s direction tend to be laced with
stories about the great hurricane swell from the preceding week.
Remembering the issues provided by the candidates and wondering about
the number of pints consumed, is a common complaint on the following
morning. Come join in on the fun, but be sure and remember your speech
and campaign promises.
DC Surfrider Movie Night
Date of
Event: May 27, 2008 (last Tuesday of the month)
Location: Finn macCool's Irish Publick House (2nd Floor)
713 8TH St., SE, Washington, DC 20003
Tel: 202-547-7100
2 blocks from the Eastern Market Metro Stop
Great selection of draft beers, food and surf movies brought to you by the D.C. Surfrider folks.
OC
Surfrider Foundation's
8th Annual Longboard Challenge Weekend
Date of
Event: June
6-8, 2008 (Friday-Sunday)
[Rain date: Sun, June 8th]
Location: 37th Street (Castle in the Sand) - Ocean City, MD
ASC has
participated in this Ocean City Surfrider fun(d) raiser since 2002, and
for the past several years has entered two teams. Warm-ups begin on
Friday and proceed to a Friday night Legends Night Buffet (free food!)
at the Castle in the Sand (37th St.). Saturday is the official contest
day (Sunday is the rain date) and Sunday morning is a free-surf. There
is usually a Saturday night OC Surfrider Luau or an ASC potluck dinner.
- Friday evening
- Legends Party at The
Castaways (64th St). Friday,
7:00pm - Until ?? No cover. Food spread, drink specials, membership & sales, movie screen and DJ music.
- Saturday
- 7:30am: Registration begins
- 8:30am: Final registration and practice time
- 9:00am: Longboard Challenge
- 9:00am: The Diamondheads surf band entertain
- Sunday morning
- Expression Soul
Session. 8:00am -12 noon
International
Day
of Surfing Paddleout
Date of Event: June
20, 2008 (Friday)
Time: 9:00am
Location: Ocean City Inlet Surfing Beach
Surfers from across the globe
will
unite to celebrate International Surfing Day. The annual observance,
now in its fourth year, was established to inspire waveriders
everywhere to take a day to share and acknowledge their mutual love of
surfing and our beach and ocean environments. As in previous years, the
Surfrider Foundation is hosting beach clean-ups and other events in
locations throughout the world. Surfrider
activists nationwide paddle
out to raise awareness of water quality and the “State Of The Beach.”
Besides the
expected "surfing" organizations, invites will be extended to locale
environmental groups and National/local political leaders to join us in
the quest to inform the public of our combined efforts to achieve and
maintain a clean water environment. For several years, DelMarVa area
surfers
joined together in a "Circle of
Solidarity" clean water paddle (see pictures
and more here).
This event replaces the September OCSF Respect the Beach Paddleout. It is being hosted by the Surfrider Foundation's Ocean City Chapter
in co-ordination with the Capitol and Delaware Chapters, and with the
support of the MD ESA, Ocean City Beach Patrol, the 62nd Street
Longboard Club and the Annapolis Surf Club. Volunteers are needed at
8:30am!
DC Surfrider Movie Night
Date of
Event: June 24, 2008 (last Tuesday of the month)
Location: Finn macCool's Irish Publick House (2nd Floor)
713 8TH St., SE, Washington, DC 20003
Tel: 202-547-7100
2 blocks from the Eastern Market Metro Stop
Great selection of draft beers, food and surf movies brought to you by the D.C. Surfrider folks.
Board of
Directors Meeting
Date of Event: June 26, 2008 (Thursday)
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Rams Head
Tavern Savage
This event is a regularly scheduled business meeting
that enables the Club to run a professional,
non-profit organization.
It is not a social event, due to the serious nature of business. The
focus of this meeting will be event planning and coordination. The
general membership is invited to show up after Club business and the
BOD meeting is complete. This gives members a better understanding of
the inner workings of the Board and provides an additional social venue.
Summer Luau
Date of Event: July 19 or July 26, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 7:00pm
Location: The Cook Farm or
Carver Key West Fest Garden (see the Directions on the SurfASC
Forum)
General Membership Involvement:
Required, guests are encouraged. This is
an opportunity for members and others to meet each other, tell fish
stories and to poke fun at surfers being way too
serious. Contests for best dressed, best luau dish and aloha spirit.
DC Surfrider Movie Night
Date of
Event: July 29, 2008 (last Tuesday of the month)
Location: Finn macCool's Irish Publick House (2nd Floor)
713 8TH St., SE, Washington, DC 20003
Tel: 202-547-7100
2 blocks from the Eastern Market Metro Stop
Great selection of draft beers, food and surf movies brought to you by the D.C. Surfrider folks.
Board of
Directors Meeting
Date of Event: July 31, 2008 (Thursday)
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Rams Head
Tavern Savage
This event is a regularly scheduled business meeting
that enables the Club to run a professional,
non-profit organization.
It is not a social event, due to the serious nature of business. The
focus of this meeting will be event planning and coordination. The
general membership is invited to show up after Club business and the
BOD meeting is complete. This gives members a better understanding of
the inner workings of the Board and provides an additional social venue.
ASC 7th Anniversary Family Day
Celebration
Date
of Event: August 16, 2008 (Saturday, rain date:
August 17th), 10:00am until 2:00pm.
Location: TBD (past
events have been at Assateague National Seashore (far
south lot) and Gordon's Pond (north end), Cape Henlopen Park (south),
Rehoboth, DE. Directions
to Gordon's Pond [PDF].
Surf lessons,
nature game and awareness, BBQ and more. Grills will be provided -
bring food,
snacks, and drinks with plenty to share. This
is another great weekend at the beach for the ASC. Everyone is invited
to come learn about surfing and the ASC.
DC Surfrider Movie Night
Date of
Event: August 26, 2008 (last Tuesday of the month)
Location: Finn macCool's Irish Publick House (2nd Floor)
713 8TH St., SE, Washington, DC 20003
Tel: 202-547-7100
2 blocks from the Eastern Market Metro Stop
Great selection of draft beers, food and surf movies brought to you by the D.C. Surfrider folks.
Luau
& Beach
Party Benefit for Surfrider
Date of Event: September 6, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Castaways, 64th Street, Ocean City, MD
Featuring the Baltimore surf band, the "Diamondheads." [Tentative entertainment to be confirmed]
The Diamondheads have opened for Dick Dale and others. More!!! Silent
auction, 50/50 raffle, drink specials. $5 donations at door. Stay tuned
for more information. Raffle drawing at 9pm for the custom Ashton
longboard (see above for more info).
GuidoPalooza
Date of Event: September 13-20, 2008 (Saturday-Saturday)
Location:
Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Many members have participated in storm chasing down in the Outer Banks.
Annual DE
Coastal Cleanup
Date of Event: Sept. 16, 2006 (Saturday) TBD
Time: 9am-Noon
Location: For
Surfrider members, Herring Point at Cape Henlopen State
Park.
Please let Mark know by Sept 1st if you are willing/able to
participate, so he can let DNREC know for T-shirts. More info here: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Info/CoastalCleanup.htm
March
of Dimes Surf Contest
Date of
Event: September 27, 2008 (Saturday; rain date: September 28th)
Location: Sandbridge, VA
(just south of VaBeach)
This will be ASC's second time participating in this fun-oriented surf
contest that raise funds for the March of Dimes. There are five contest
divisions: (1) Team surf - The entire team surfs together; (2) Open
finless - sure you surf good with fins, lets see you try without them;
(3) Ripping Reps - short boards only and you must be a surf rep to
enter; (4) Stand up paddle (beach boy) - Surfers use oars to paddle
themselves into waves; and (5) Best Trick (open) - ride whatever board
you want - the surfer who does the most amazing maneuver wins. ASC's
Austin Saunders, owner of Austin Surfboards, is a sponsor. Last year, in addition to placing 7th in the team
contest, our members were the top three fundraisers. We rented an
oceanfront beach condo for the weekend for a 3-day surf 'n fun weekend. This could
be a weekend long surfari.
DC Surfrider Movie Night
Date of
Event: September 30, 2008 (last Tuesday of the month)
Location: Finn macCool's Irish Publick House (2nd Floor)
713 8TH St., SE, Washington, DC 20003
Tel: 202-547-7100
2 blocks from the Eastern Market Metro Stop
Great selection of draft beers, food and surf movies brought to you by the D.C. Surfrider folks.
ASC Beach
Sweep @ Gordon's
Pond
Date of Event: October 4, 2008 (Saturday; modified swell date: October 5th)
Time: To be
announced later depending upon swell conditions and tides
Location: Gordon's Pond, DE
This will be the final Beach
Sweep of the
year at our adopted beach (Gordon's Pond/ N. Rehoboth). Member xx has
opened
his surf shack to the club for anyone feeling the slightest bit ill on
Friday and in need of a mental health day.
More info in the Calendar and on the SurfASC
Forum.
DelMarVa Surfari
Date of Event: October 3-5, 2008 (Friday-Sunday)
(Volunteer Coordinator: Paul Moos)
Location: Assateague National
Seashore - Beachside Group Campsite
Assateague
is wonderful in the Fall. Water is pleasant, air is crisp but not
frosty. No bugs. Hurricane swell and early NE'r swell both happen about
this time of the year. Pleasant camping and pleasant (sometimes
fabulous!) surfing.
Nominations
for the 2008 Officers and Board Members
Date of Event: October 4-18, 2008
Location: Internet-based nomination
This
is the period to step up and help run the ASC. Nominate yourself,
your friend or the member that you see supporting the Club on an
on-going basis. The
officer and board member descriptions are posted in the nominations
forum.
The primary requirement for service is an interest in promoting the
sport of surfing, protecting the environment and a commitment to do
something for the Club. The success of the
Club is directly related to the dedication and involvement of its
members. The time commitment is minimal, but the mission is important.
Your vote helps direct our success and may prove beneficial to the next
generations surfing opportunities.
Fall
Membership Meeting and Cookout
Date of Event: October 11, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Carver's
Deck [Directions
on the SurfASC Forum] TBD
General Membership Involvement:
Required, guests are encouraged. This is
an opportunity for members to meet each other, listen to the campaign
speeches of Board nominees and to poke fun at surfers being way too
serious. Discussions about the Club’s direction tend to be laced with
stories about the great hurricane swell from the preceding week.
Remembering the issues provided by the candidates and wondering about
the number of pints consumed, is a common complaint on the following
morning. Come join in on the fun, but be sure and remember your speech
and campaign promises.
DC Surfrider Movie Night
Date of
Event: October 28, 2008 (last Tuesday of the month)
Location: Finn macCool's Irish Publick House (2nd Floor)
713 8TH St., SE, Washington, DC 20003
Tel: 202-547-7100
2 blocks from the Eastern Market Metro Stop
Great selection of draft beers, food and surf movies brought to you by the D.C. Surfrider folks.
2008 Officers and Board
Members Election
Date of Event: November 1, 2008 through November 15,
2008
Location: Internet-based voting
The voting is easy and the importance to the operation of the Club is
immense. Be sure and cast your vote for the candidates that offer the
best coordination, insight and management of your Club. It is the goal
of our organization to be leaders in the support and promotion of the
sport of surfing. That can only be accomplished by electing individuals
that have the skills required to promote the organization, while
providing for the goals of the membership. The functions that the Club
engages in have the additional requirement of being fun. Finding
candidates able to offer this service and electing them, is the only
true requirement for membership in the ASC.
Board
Members' Transition Meeting
Date of Event: November 20, 2008 (Thursday)
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Rams Head
Tavern Savage
General
Membership involvement: Provide input to retiring and new board members
prior to the meeting. This event is a regularly scheduled business
meeting
that enables the Club to run a professional,
non-profit organization.
It is not a social event, due to the serious nature of business. The
focus of this meeting will be board officer transition business.
DC Surfrider Movie Night
Date of
Event: November 25, 2008 (last Tuesday of the month)
Location: Finn macCool's Irish Publick House (2nd Floor)
713 8TH St., SE, Washington, DC 20003
Tel: 202-547-7100
2 blocks from the Eastern Market Metro Stop
Great selection of draft beers, food and surf movies brought to you by the D.C. Surfrider folks.
ASC Holiday
Party
Date of Event: December 6, 2008 (Saturday)
Time: TBD
Location: TBD, but maybe at TK Sharkey's (Located
east of Annapolis Mall)
Address: 2072 Somerville Rd., Annapolis, MD
410-841-5599 [MAP]
Get into the holiday spirit and
out of the cold water with the ASC. We
are starting off the festivities early this year. We invite everyone to
come and meet with folks that you may not be able to recognize for the
rest of the year, due to rubber suits. Have a few warm drinks, enjoy
the food and get festive. This is a great opportunity for the
membership to meet the new Board of Directors and make some suggestions
for
upcoming events. This party marks the last formal Club event of the
year and it
provides a great evening of surf story, family updates and joy for the
season. Bring a surf-starved friend and introduce them to the Club.
Behave yourselves though, because I have heard that he is making a list
and checking it twice.
DC Surfrider Movie Night
Date of
Event: December 30, 2008 (last Tuesday of the month)
Location: Finn macCool's Irish Publick House (2nd Floor)
713 8TH St., SE, Washington, DC 20003
Tel: 202-547-7100
2 blocks from the Eastern Market Metro Stop
Great selection of draft beers, food and surf movies brought to you by the D.C. Surfrider folks.
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