The Groundswell Society presents
The Second Annual "Sharing the Stoke" Invitational

Date: April 4th - 5th, 2009

Location: Rincon

Thanks to last year's very successful event with 12 teams participating, we are expanding to 18 teams and will be extending invitations just after the first of the year. See the Information package for more details.

Now, if you think you'd like to be considered for an invitation, please review the questionaire we've developed, and if you STILL think you should be considered for an invitation, please send us a summary of two public service events or projects your group completed during 2008-9, including no more than 10 photos in jpeg or pdf format. More...

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S.A.S.I.C. 8 - Surfing and Shaping Waves and Equipment

Date: February 28 - March 1, 2009

Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography

This year we have some interesting plans to use the wave tank at Scripps to test surfboards and fins. Both Tom Lochtefld and Mickey Munoz will be working with us to see if Steve Pezman was right (or wrong) when he once said, "Surfboard performance? Its all psychosomatic."

We are also planning a presentation from Dr. Jose Borrero on the state of artificial reefs around the world and the controversy surrounding the recent removal of Pratte's Reef in El Segundo.

Get more information about SASIC 8 >>

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The Groundswell Society presents The 7th Annual Surfing Arts, Science and Issues Conference

Did you know there's a place where ocean swells roll for over seven thousand miles? Where there are standing waves big enough to swallow container ships? Where yesterday's mariners could be "caught inside" for months and today's surfers get the longest rides in the world?

Those facts, and much more, will be the subject of the 7th Annual Surfing Arts, Science and Issues Conference at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography on February 23 and 24. MORE...

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Sockeyes, Cyanide and Pirates: A View of What Lives In The Sea

PASADENA, Calif. (Aug.8, 2007) - As the finale in a year long effort of drawing attention to the problems facing our oceans, Patagonia will be hosting an event on Tues. Aug. 28 at 7pm called "Sockeyes, Cyanide, and Pirates: A View of What Lives In The Sea". MORE...

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Surf Safety Alliance - Leo Carillo Beach Presentation

The Surf Safety Alliance, an organization that promotes education and safety for children and adults new to the surfing scene, and the Junior Lifeguard Programs, are teaming up to promote surf etiquette and safety to approximately 2,500 participants in the Junior Lifeguard Program from Leo Carillo all the way to Pismo Beach.. The SSA is the outreach arm of the non-profit Groundswell Society. MORE...

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Surf and Turf by Dan Niel

Thirty-two years ago, in the warm grenn water of North Carolina's Outer Banks, I learned to surf on a 6-foot-8-inch Con Butterfly surfboard. That surfboard, if I owned it today, would be worth... Full Article >>

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The Rebirth of GroundswellSociety.org

Hello fellow surfer,

Well, obviously you are only surfing the web right now, but even if we were surfing some good waves and you paddled out, that's exactly how you'd be greeted by the people who currently comprise the Groundswell Society.

Our motto is "Sharing the Stoke of Surfing" and we're serious -we really believe the only way to continue to receive the blessings of being a surfer is to give away as much stoke as you can. That's why we registered the Groundswell Society as a 501(c)(3) non-profit public benefit organization - and that's why the business of the Society includes putting up this web site. MORE...