Chile Photo Update: August

Our Chile earthquake relief field team met up with the big-hearted surf/snow athletes at YES to rebuild in the earthquake zone. Below are a few photos by Phil Tifo of the relief team in action, building a greenhouse as part of our sustainable gardens program. Full Chile update and more photos coming soon! Photos are from last week, Regi�n del B�o Bi�, Chile: 

Greenhouse construction by YES & Save The Waves. 

Coastal Chile is so scenic and raw. 

YES & Save The Waves Chile teams. 

All photos this post (c) by Phil Tifo: www.tifophotographik.com 

Source: http://greensurfing.blogspot.com/2010/08/chile-photo-update-august.html

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two words

I'm sorry, two words
I always think after you're gone
When I realize I was acting all wrong
I'm selfish, two words that could describe
Old actions of mine when patience is in short supply

We don't need to say goodbye
We don't need to fight and cry
Oh we, we could hold each other tight
Tonight

We're so helpless
We're slaves to our own forces
We're afraid of our emotions
No one, knows where the shore is
We're divided by the ocean
And the only thing I know is
The answer it isn't for us
No the answer isn't for us


I'm sorry, two words
I always think after, oh you're gone
When I realize I was acting all wrong
We don't need to say goodbye
We don't need to fight and cry
No we, we could, we could hold each other tight
Tonight...
Tonight...
Tonight...
Tonight...


...feist.

Source: http://indigosecretspot.blogspot.com/2008/06/two-words.html

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Hallelujah Time

Outdoor Catholic shrine with industrial waste, Anse Salabuelle.

Smelling the air when spring comes by raindrops

reminds us of youthful days.

But now it's not rain that water the cane crops,

but the sweat from man's brow;

the substance from our spine. 

Guadeloupe cane crop: February 6, 2011. 

Source: http://greensurfing.blogspot.com/2011/02/hallelujah-time.html

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Stillbirth & Surfing

Sometimes you stumble across something in the blogosphere that has the unmistakable feeling of "real."  It is always a jolt and always welcome.  Last winter I stumbled upon something and felt grateful.  Now the sensibility is part of a film.  It has been around, I've seen, in the last couple days... but we are always up for a little re-posting in case someone hasn't seen it. 

Source: http://endlessbummerny.blogspot.com/2011/08/stillbirth-surfing.html

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Holly Beck Opens Women's Surf and Yoga Retreat

 

Photo by Nikki Brooks

  
        After spending the last ten years traveling the world for contests and photo shoots, pro surfer Holly Beck will combine her passions for surfing, yoga, and inspiring others to present a unique opportunity for female surfers. Ladies of all ages and surfing abilities will be invited to travel to surf uncrowded waves in warm water while receiving professional-quality coaching and friendly encouragement from one of the icons of the sport.

      Suave Dulce Women's Surf and Yoga Retreat will initially be based in a beautiful beachfront home in Nicaragua, but will eventually offer multiple locations throughout Central America and further abroad. Guests will spend time surfing, practicing yoga, eating deliciously healthy cuisine, and also be presented with opportunities to interact with and positively impact the lives of local community members. Beck is partnering with several non-profits already at work within the country to allow visitors the chance to make their vacation more meaningful by doing some good and sharing smiles. Some possible projects include making art and music with local school children, bringing lunches to the poor kids that live at the dump, building water purification systems, and planting trees.

       Another main difference between Suave Dulce and other camps is the experience and abilities of the founder. Unlike other women's surf camps where the instructors and guides are often only intermediate surfers themselves, guests at Suave Dulce will be coached exclusively by professional surfers including Holly Beck and her friends.

       "The thing I miss most about doing the tour is going surfing with my friends, who happen to be some of the best female surfers in the world. I'm really excited to have this opportunity to bring them down to Nicaragua to surf great waves in warm water and help me inspire other ladies to achieve their goals in surfing while also having a positive impact on the local community," said Beck.
    
Suave Dulce will open in April 2010.
 
For more information, see www.surfwithhollybeck.com or contact at suavedulce@gmail.com.

Source: http://hollybecksurfs.blogspot.com/2010/03/holly-beck-opens-womens-surf-and-yoga.html

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Baptized Again

I don't know how I pulled it off. But there I was, sitting in crystal clear water, feeling the swells pass underneath me. Me and a few friends sitting on the glass-like ocean. The surf wasn't huge, but it was perfect for the state I was in. My first wave was the best. Shoulder-high, leftward reeling, fast, long, forgiving. I could just go from top to bottom to top to bottom until it let me out.

When I kicked out and paddled back to where the guys were sitting I looked down through the clear water at the ocean floor eight feet below, dunked my face in and wished I could drink it all.

Source: http://sissyfish.blogspot.com/2010/10/baptized-again.html

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Hard not to be inspired by this...

Feels like "Go Forth" meets The Streets, with amazing, amazing waves and camera work. Check out the moment when he touches the dolphin...

Source: http://sissyfish.blogspot.com/2010/09/hard-not-to-be-inspired-by-this.html

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Art by Shepard Fairey

Source: http://seahugger.blogspot.com/2008/11/art-by-shepard-fairey.html

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Top Back-To?Bags!

Top Back-To [Fill in the Blank] Bags for Fall
Got a little extra baggage this season? We’re right there with you. With a laptop and kitchen sink to tote around, we’re always on the lookout for an oversized bag that doesn’t leave us looking like a runaway child. We’ve come up with a list of top [...]

Source: http://blog.swell.com/style/top-back-tobags/

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German Speedchannel!!

German speedchannel in the making

Finally the channel will be ready this season, a topsecret project for many years. Dimensions 2100m long and 150m wide, curved course. It will be great to have a speedspot without tidal problem and free to use. Manfred Merle and Thomas Doublin claim the record will be back this year.

Read more at: http://www.speedwindsurfen.de/

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SpeedsurfingBlog/~3/rInTx8UHlVY/german-speedchannel.html

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Maui Burning

This mornings fires in the valley from the living room window.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/BWOV/~3/yOtZ7X8g3rQ/maui-burning.html

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Seamouse in Bondi

Tamarama Beach

Keiron Lewis captured this beauty after a bodysurfing sesh - just a 5 minute walk from his home in Bondi.

Hi Keiron, I was wondering what took you to Oz from England and how long you think you and your wife will live there.

After getting married my wife and I wanted to travel and live somewhere different before settling down into the big mortgage and starting our family. The UK is really suffering at the moment so it seemed like the ideal time.

I've just been sponsored by an Australian Company so we can stay here now until August 2014. I've no idea if we'll stay that long but at the moment we couldn't be happier.

Is there anything that amazes/surprises you about Australia that you were not expecting?

We are lucky enough to see whales swim past our apartment from our window. Even though I've seen quite a few now it's still amazing every time.

I bet you get to surf a lot more often?

Yeah, loads more! I get in most mornings before the crowds hit. Back in the UK my local was very fickle with wind and tide and the crew there have to know it well to surf as much as they do. Here it's almost on tap and I found it really hard to adjust to that. I still put my wetsuit on as fast as possible as if the waves could die off at any second.

And what do you miss most from home in England, besides family and friends?

Being an ex colony Australia is still pretty english and you can get hold of Heinz beans, Twinings Earl Grey, etc with ease.

In the winter though I really missed a proper Sunday roast and I know my wife misses UK fashion. It sounds awful but I do get cravings for Marks and Spencer sandwiches!



I wonder if some of your wetsuited character drawings will change at all from living in Oz.

Yeah, I've already found myself doodling them in shorties and board shorts as well as still suited up and lost on a sun drenched beaches. The winter here is longer than you'd think though and although they'd be summer suits back in england the fullsuit is still worn by most Aussies.

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Thank you Keiron! It sure sounds like you are doing great.

Please check out Seamouse's drawings and music loves on his blog, Pinniped. He's also involved in designing T-Shirts for Rake, Almond and keep your eye out for the upcoming T's he'll have with Wellen.

Source: http://www.pineappleluv.com/2010/11/seamouse-in-bondi.html

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Good Friends in Trying Times

Tsunami relief group in coastal Chile.

Good friends became even stronger and closer after the Chile earthquake and tsunami in February 2010. I love these guys. We traveled, worked, bled and cried together - and now the good times continue. Photo above and below by Rodrigo de la 'O Guerrero. 

Unloading water filters for the health clinic at the earthquake epicenter.

 
-- More photos here from Geoffrey Ragatz.

Source: http://greensurfing.blogspot.com/2010/10/good-friends-in-trying-times.html

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Nicaraguan Town Run

Getting supplies isn't quite as easy in Nicaragua as it is in the states. In California I can hop on my skateboard and choose between several grocery stores. In Nica, stocking up on essential items takes quite a bit more effort.
Click "play" below!

Source: http://hollybecksurfs.blogspot.com/2010/05/nicaraguan-town-run.html

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Relating, Creating, and Integrating!

A lot has happened in these last 2 weeks. On a global scale, it appears that there have been huge changes. For a tiny pueblito on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, watching the rest of the world?s frantic struggle over the economy and politics seems like just another dramatic soap opera on the talking box.

Still, small rural towns like these have their share of drama. Everywhere there is human culture there is almost always the common theme of the ?struggle for power?.

To deal with this recurring dilemma of ?who?s right, who?s wrong?, Barra de La Cruz has created a democracy of the people. As an indigenous town they are left mostly alone, free from most government financial support. This means a small health clinic and no federales.

The community makes all the rules; and if you don?t like them you can leave. If you break the rules, the ?banda? may come to escort you out of town with sticks and machetes by their sides. Unruly people are banned from town. They recently constructed a new gate on the road into town, which is locked promptly at 9 p.m. and doesn?t open again until 5 or 6 a.m. If you?re in you?re in; if you?re out, you?re out.

A President and a Vice President are appointed each year, then the positions rotate to another member of the town. Each person in the community gets a turn at public service, be it being the police or serving food at the restaurant at the beach. Community meetings held bi-monthly, where up to 200 member of the town gather for a shouting match. We hear that it gets so heated that at least one person is hauled off to the town jail for being too rowdy. But for any significant changes to occur with in the town, the whole community must agree on it, which can often take months, even years.


The fact that we decided to park up at Pepe?s Cabanas, almost 2 months ago now was no coincidence. This was the spot we needed to be, and Pepe was the man we needed to meet!

It takes time to build relationships and to really get to know a place, especially in tight knight communities where one?s family heritage marks one?s standing, and it can takes generations to earn respect. Things are changing however, and old worlds are merging with the new.

The town of Barra is doing its best to protect its heritage, the sacredness of the land, and the interest of the people. Gringos, or ?hueros? are not particularly popular here amongst some elderly locals. It is no surprise why, when most of what they see are fancy cars speeding through town, preoccupied with getting to the surf. There is little quality interaction between the two cultures.

Pepe is Vice President this year, and is a prominent figure in the community. He is well respected and educated. It has been a dream of his to make a way for foreigners to interact more within the community, sharing knowledge and experiences, and creating projects that benefit everyone. Perfect! He has been super stoked on our ideas, and gladly gave us the permission to proceed with them. His place was the first in town to implement the Water Bottle Refill Program, and the positive effects are already evident. Now the restaurant at the beach is doing the same.

Water Bottle Refill program in effect!

Our next sustainability project was to build a Slow Sand Filter for making the town water supply potable. The filter consists of a 50 gal (200 liter) plastic drum filled with rocks, gravel, charcoal, and sand. The sand acts much the same as a river-bank, and active bacteria and algae present in the sand remove up to 99% of disease causing pathogens like Giardia and Cryptosporidium cysts. (Click here for a link to our website with plans and more info)

View inside filter of outlet pipe
and first layer of rocks

Aubrey crushing charcoal for a layer
after gravel and rocks

Loren filling the drum with sand to complete the filter media

We heard that the local school does not have an art program. We have been really excited to do some art projects with more kids, so this was a great opportunity for us to work with them in further expressing their creative sides.


We had no idea what to expect coming to the school to ?teach? an art class, and were a bit nervous. Our Spanish is decent to good, but kids always seem to catch every word that is not used correctly.


It was overwhelming to think these kids may never have played with colors. They were so incredibly excited when we pulled out the pads of blank paper and the packets of oil pastels. We had their full attention, all 20 of them!


The only thing I really wanted to show them was how to mix and make colors using the 3 primaries: yellow, red, and blue. With these three colors you can make the whole rainbow (arcoiris).


We did not want to give too much instruction, so as to not limit them with their own imaginations. I demonstrated how to draw a few flowers and how to make a star, and after that we set them loose! For a group of 9-10 year olds, their natural ability to make beautiful pictures was incredible. They really went for it!


After they were able to have some time experiencing drawing, we moved on to painting. Loren?s mom Linda donated us two large canvases and a bunch of acrylic paints and brushes. We laid them out in the middle of the school campus, and prayed that it would not rain. The kids attacked the canvases, covering them with mounds of color.

We spent three afternoons at the school with the kids. Their enthusiasm for trying new things was so refreshing. It was such a joy to watch them having so much fun. It was an amazing opportunity to connect with the community in such a simple way.

All the while the barra has been providing us something to ride. It has not been as good as it was, but still a great way to refresh and enjoy our Mother Ocean.

Thanks for sharing the journey!

Source: http://surferswithoutborders.blogspot.com/2008/10/relating-creating-and-integrating.html

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