Archive for June, 2008

2008 CSO Open

cso-openThe 6th Annual CSO Open is set for June 28th and 29th in either Road’s End, Nelscott, Gleneden Beach or Otter Rock, Oregon - depending on the conditions. Proceeds of this year’s contest will go to benefit North Bend surfer Gary Smither who has battled cancer last past year.

More info

Entry Form

Mail to: Taylor

CSO Contest Entry
P.O. Box 1135
Lincoln City, OR 97367

Found! But not recovered.

It only took 229 days and a flat spell to find but the 72ft. Finavera wave energy buoy has been located off the coast of Newport, OR. Here’s a sonar sidescan image of the buoy located last night by the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) Ocean and Coastal Services Division. Now if we can only get Finavera to clean up after themselves…

SurfPioneer Sneak Peek

If you’ve come to this blog you’ve probably seen the homepage that says the site is currently under construction. For your patience we wanted to give you a little sneak peek at the look and feel of surfPioneer. Here are a few screen shots:

Should be live by the end of the month. Stay tuned.

Surfing and Traditions

The 5th annual Surfing and Traditions event will be taking place this 4th of July in La Push, Washington. The weekend-long event is indented to help instill an “appreciation and love of outdoor recreation in youth.” On Sunday there will be a Pro/Am surfing contest featuring men’s shortboard and longboard, women’s and juniors.

Entry is $20 and you can download your forms here.