North Atlantic Longboard Company Truckload Sale in Long Beach NY – 5/1/10

The North Atlantic Longboard Company is having a TRUCK LOAD SALE on SATURDAY, MAY 1^st @ LONG BEACH SURF SHOP. 20+ mid-length and longboards at will be available at DRASTICALLY REDUCED PRICES.

“Most of these boards are leftover’s from the previous season. Some are boards that I had put aside for myself, but have now decided to let go. I’ll be at Long Beach Surf Shop the entire day and will be happy to help anyone looking for the best deal on a new board for the upcoming season. Stop by and check out the inventory, talk to the guy who hand crafted each one and get all your questions answered.”

-Jeff Anderson – Owner / Craftsman, North Atlantic Longboard Co.

Uns0und Surf ART SHOW AND AUCTION: 5/1/2010

Unsound Surf Shop is hosting an Art Show and Auction on May 1, 2010 to benefit JDRF and the Tommy Brull Foundation

BEACH AND SURF INSPIRED ARTWORK FROM LOCAL ARTISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS INCLUDING:

MATT CLARK, THOMAS COLLA, RICH QUINN, MIKE NELSON, DONALD CRESITELLO, TOM GLEASON, RYAN ROCHFORD, ASHLEY JUAN, BRIAN O’NEILL, CHRISTIAN BREITWEISER, …and more!!

FOOD DRINK AND DJ PROVIDED BY UNS0UND SURF & RED BULL

**AFTER PARTY TO BE ANNOUNCED**

UnsOund will donate $5 for every $100 purchase that day.

Come by, check it out and show the NY surf scene some love!

WORLD PREMIERE OF CASTLES IN THE SKY AT TRIBECA CINEMAS: MAY 4th

April 13, 2010 New York, NY – After three years exploring and pioneering new
coastlines in every corner of the earth, award winning surf filmmaker, director, and
producer Taylor Steele, executive producer Sandrine Lima of Reel Sessions, and
VAS Entertainment, have chosen to present the World Premiere of Taylor’s latest
project Castles in the Sky at the famous NYC landmark theater Tribeca Cinemas.
The May 4, 2010 event hosted by the NY SURF FILM FESTIVAL will see Taylor
Steele and his cast of surfers converging downtown for this special screening, photo
exhibition and fundraiser for Waves of Health, a 501c3 organization of doctors “voluntouring”
their time in surf destinations.

Castles In the Sky is a visual whirlwind that follows surfers to the farthest reaches of
the known surf world and beyond. Castles in the Sky is a completely new approach to
surf filmmaking. Filmed in five countries over three years, the movie delves into the
true heart of the locations while the surfers travel through them with a sense of openminded
awe. With never-before seen waves, an original score, and some of the best
surfers in the world such as Jordy Smith, Dane Reynolds, Rob Machado and Dave
Rastovich contributing their art, passion and athleticism, this is as close to the
experience of pioneering new coastlines as you can get without getting on a plane.
“We created Sipping Jetstreams to inspires surfers to break away from the pattern of
traveling to the same well-known destinations, but as a result, we ended inspiring
ourselves to do the same. Before that film was even done, we were already planning
this next evolution of the project with a whole new list of destinations. With a much
more elaborate plan for “Castles In The Sky”, we learned of the intricate ways things
can go wrong. If Sipping Jetstreams was like an ambient dream you have after
travel, Castles is more like the experience of actually being there.” says Taylor
Steele. “The whole point of Castles in the Sky is to inspire people to investigate a little
deeper in their travels — really getting to know the locals and cultures they visit. The
people at Waves of Health embody this vision a step beyond what any of us are
doing by actually investing themselves in the regions where they work and actually
giving something back. They are actually an inspiration to us, so it’s an honor to be
able to help them out in any little way possible.”

A Q&A Session with Taylor Steele, on location film production photo exhibit,
beverages courtesy of Pabst Blue Ribbon and local DJ’s spinning eclectic sounds
from around the world will keep ticketholders entertained before and after the film in
the adjacent Tribeca Cinema Lounge.

Tickets go on sale April 20, 2010. 10% of Ticket Sales and a silent auction will go
directly to benefit Waves of Health.

The World Premiere of Castles in the Sky thanks our sponsors for their contributions
towards this film project and premiere: in association with Sipping Jetstreams, REEL
Sessions, VAS Entertainment, NY Surf Film Festival, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Waves
of Health.

About Sipping Jetstreams/Castles In The Sky
www.castlesinthesky.tv
Several years ago, fed up with traveling to the same old places to document surfing, filmmaker Taylor Steele had an epiphany. Though he’d spent much of his life in airplanes, hotels, rental cars, and aboard boats, had they really seen the world? Hawaii, Australia, and Tahiti had already been
thoroughly covered, but what about Italy? Egypt? Yemen? Kenya? Sri Lanka? India? Canada?
Russia? Cuba? He realized that while surfing has proliferated since the days of Bruce Brown’s Endless
Summer, traveling surfers had grown comfortable and complacent. It became obvious to him that it
was time to follow Robert Frost’s advice and literally take the road less traveled. It is with this same
mind Taylor approached the next leg of the journey entitled “Castles In The Sky,” this journey picks up where Sipping Jetstreams left off…

About REEL SESSIONS
www.reelsessions.com
A creative and full service production company. Reel Sessions is the brainchild of Sandrine Lima an
Executive Producer with enthusiasm for everything from photography, travel, art, film to surfing and all ocean-related activities. Through Reel Sessions, Sandrine is able to offer complete production
services for motion picture film and video productions, from estimating to post. With a determined
passion and a collective of talented producers, Reel Sessions continues to create fresh, unexpected
visual content.

Reelsessions@mac.com

About VAS
www.vasentertainment.com
VAS ENTERTAINMENT is the most dynamic global youth branded entertainment company anchored
in the communities of action sports media-touching brands, retail and storytellers.
james@vasentertainment.com

About Waves of Health
www.thewavesofhealth.org
Waves of Health’s mission is to provide modern medical care to underserved communities and to
educate healthcare professionals about the medical problems of the developing world. Waves of
Health is a completely voluntary organization made up of local doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other professionals who volunteer their time and energy to help those less fortunate in underserved
communities. HELP SUPPORT OUR CAUSE! Every single dollar helps; no donation is too small or too
big! For more information and donations please visit our website.

For general inquiries:
info@thewavesofhealth.org

About NYSFF
www.nysurffilm.com
The New York Surf Film Festival is the premier showcase for international independent surf film. The
mission of the New York Surf Film Festival is to provide filmmakers who are exploring the diversity of
surfing an opportunity to present their work to a larger audience. As surf culture becomes more
popular, the notion of what it means to be a surfer expands. The New York Surf Film Festival’s aim is
to build upon and shape the idea of what surf movie is, while fostering the growth of this global
community in NYC. The New York Surf Film Festival is a Don’t Drop In Production, founded by Adam
Cannizzaro, Tyler Breuer, Michael Machemer, and Morgan Rae Berk in 2008.

For media, sponsorship and general inquiries:
info@nysurffilm.com

“Modern Collective” at Bellmore Theater 4/14/10

Sundown Surf Shop Proudly Presents “Modern Collective” at the Bellmore Theater, Wednesday April 14th at 7:30pm. “Modern Collective” is perhaps one of the most influential surf movies of the 21st Century and Sundown is stoked to have the opportunity to bring this film showing to the Long Island surf community. Along with “Modern Collective”, Sundown Surf Movie Night will have a small compilation of short films programmed by the New York Surf Film Festival. Read more

New York Ether

Australian film-maker, photo journalist and musician Andrew Kidman has been lurking in the New York area since late September enjoying the unusually good waves and hopefully not writing any more pieces about the Island. He’s had tacos at the Tiki Bar, escarole soup and Grandma slices in a booth at Gino’s, eaten the Laurel’s bacon and slept in Island Park. Andrew has even been caught spreading local NY gossip so watch what you say to him. Read more

Standing Here with My Brother

On Saturday, November 14th, The Tommy Brull Foundation will host its 2nd Annual Fundraiser to benefit at Cannon’s Blackthorn in Rockville Centre. Tommy Brull was a local surfer who passed away almost ten years ago in a tragic accident and the foundation, which bears his name, aims to provide direct assistance to individuals with mental, physical or emotional challenges in our broader community (Nassau and Suffolk). Read more

Bunger Columbus Day Sale: 10/9-10/12

Bunger Surf Shop is having a storewide Columbus Day sale starting Friday, October 9th and running through Monday October 12th. Surfing Memorabilia, new and used boards, blanks and much more. Visit www.bungersurf.com for more info.

Natures Shapes Fall Swap Sale: 10/3-10/4

This weekend (Oct. 3rd and 4th) Natures Shapes is having a sale on wetsuits, accessories, summer clothing and even boards. Check out the flyer for additional information. With the cooler temperatures (and apparant lack of waves lately) you should come in and check out our growing selection of DVDs including copies of Mikey Detemple’s new movie “Picaresque”, and Poor Specimen’s “Days of The Strange”.

Don’t forget to bring your old boards for the swap. If your board sells you get a store credit.

Pretty simple, come by and check it out.

UnsOund Pro 2009 Highlights

The 2009 Unsound Pro finished up on Sunday afternoon in an
increasing SE swell provided by an approaching cold front. The surf
on the final day of competition slowly grew throughout the day,
culminating in waist to shoulder high waves at Lincoln Blvd., in Long Beach, NY.
While the surf did not quite match the quality of the past few years,
it was big enough to provide the local community with some exciting
surfing action. Read more

NY SURF FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY JETBLUE AIRWAYS & THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2009 AWARDS

With three days of sold out screenings, over 3,500 people in attendance and numerous premieres and parties, the 2nd annual New York Surf Film Festival (NYSFF) wrapped up on Sunday with an Awards Ceremony and after party at Red Bull Space.

The 2009 NYSFF, held September 25TH-27TH, featured an unprecedented arrangement of 36 films from around the world, intimate Q&A sessions with the filmmakers and lively parties with libations courtesy of Wild Rock Wine and Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer.

At the awards ceremony, festival co-founder Tyler Breuer acted as the emcee presenting the winner in The Best Feature Film category to “Sea of Darkness”, directed by Michael Oblowitz, a modern day pirate tale portraying the ship Indies Trader and the men who sailed it.

Special recognition was also given in The Best Short Film category, awarding director Joshua Berry for “All Points South”, a film about how surfers and fisherman in Southern Chile are joining forces to fight against the rampant pollution from the pulp industry.

The esteemed Viewers Choice Award For Best Feature Presented by Jet Blue and The Dominican Republic deservingly went to “Out of Place”, directed by Scott Ditzenberger. “Out of Place” is an insider’s perspective of the small, underground community of Lake Erie surfers in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Viewers Choice Award For Best Short Presented by Jet Blue and The Dominican Republic went to “Runman’s Groms: Lil Ray and his Friends”, Runman’s latest about Lil Ray the grom, other groms, and adults that act like groms.

Other highlights of the weekend included a question and answer session with legendary surfer Rob Machado, live performances by Beau Young, Denny Aaberg and Andrew Kidman and the Brown Birds from Windy Hill, and a photography gallery presented by Tcolla and Jack Brull.

At the Awards Ceremony there was a surfboard raffle to benefit The Surfrider Foundation’s NYC Chapter, Surf Aid, WAVES for Development and Surfers Healing. A surfboard was shaped for each cause by local and Californian shapers Josh Hall of Josh Hall Surfboards, Mike Becker of Nature Shapes, Mark Petrocelli of Faktion Surfboards, and Joey “Clams” Falcone of Grey Ghost Surfboards. The NYSFF happily accepted a generous donation from the George C Fund to support these charities.

2009 Festival T-shirts are still available for purchase online @ www.okoto.com. A portion of net proceeds from the sale of these shirts goes directly to Surfaid International.

The New York Surf Film Festival brought together avid surfers, legendary surf photographers, film buffs and New York City audiences fascinated by the sport. It was a celebration of both the East Coast surf community but also the artistic integrity of the surf film genre. Be sure to continue to check in at http://www.nysurffilm.com/ for images of the festival and updates on the 2010 installation.

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