Project Save Our Surf: SURF 24,’ a two-day festival of surfing, music, film and community celebrating International Surfing Day
June 19th-20th , Huntington Beach, California
Sponsored by FUEL TV
World champion surfers Shaun Tomson and Peter ‘PT’ Townend join Project Save Our Surf founder/actress Tanna Frederick when they co- host the Third Annual Project SOS: SURF 24, a 24-hour surfathon to benefit Surfrider Foundation, Heal The Bay and Inside the Outdoors.
Recreational surfers will be joined by pro- surfers and celebrities from TV and film as they compete to put up the best wave each hour from 12 noon Saturday, June 19th to 12 noon Sunday, June 20th. One surfer will receive the “SURF 24 Surfer of the Year” trophy.
Celebrity surfers include Sam Trammell (True Blood), Dylan Bruno (Numb3rs), Jesse Spencer (House), Galen Gering (Days of our Lives), Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints), Chad Lowe (24), Michael Munoz (Amazing Race), Eric Balfour (24), Brandon Boyd (Incubus), Ingo Rademacher (General Hospital), David Chokachi (Beyond the Break), Gregory Harrison (Trapper John, MD), Chris Bruno (Dead Zone) Pat Parnell (Fuel TV’s The Daily Habit) and Kathy Zuckerman (Gidget)
Surf luminaries participating include James Pribram, Matt Beacham, Mary Osborne, Angie Reno and Jon Rose (more names to be added.)
On June 19th, opening ceremonies begin at 11:30 am with beach daytime events for the whole family including live music from 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm (Human Lab, ACIDIC and Common Sense), mural painting with Joanne “Art Miles” Tawfilis, guest speakers including Ed Begley Jr., food and beverage, volleyball, yoga and eco-friendly vendors.
At 8:30 pm a surf-film program on the Pier Plaza will feature special appearances from the creators of “The Cove.” At 10:30 pm, registered surfers are invited to stay for screening on the sand of “North Shore” and other surf-related films.
On June 20th, there will be a beach breakfast at 8 am (by donation), silent and live auctions and the presentation of the “Friends of the Ocean” award ceremony prior to closing ceremonies.
Project SOS: SURF 24 coincides with International Surfing Day, which was established by Surfrider Foundation and Surfing Magazine to celebrate the sport of surfing and to promote clean water and clean oceans.
Heal The Bay is an environmental non-profit dedicated to making southern California’s coastal waters and watersheds, including Santa Monica Bay, safe, healthy and clean. They use research, education, community action and advocacy to pursue their mission.
Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans, waves and beaches for all people, through conservation, activism, research and education.
Inside the Outdoors is a unique and hands-on environmental education program administered by the Orange County Department of Education whose mission is to empower students, teachers, parents, and the community to explore natural areas and expand their knowledge.
To register to surf, visit projectsaveoursurf.org or call 424-781-0865. Become a friend of Project Save Our Surf on Facebook and follow Project Save Our Surf on Twitter!