Celebrate International Surfing Day on June 23

Surf’s up!

Grab your surfboard and join the Surfrider Foundation Huntington Beach/Seal Beach Chapter and Newport Beach Chapter in celebrating International Surfing Day on Saturday, June 23, in Huntington Beach from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.

Everyone will be gathering at Huntington St. just south of the Huntington Beach pier.

“International Surfing Day is a time to rejuvenate with nature,” said Tony Soriano, Surfrider Foundation HB/SB Chapter Chairperson.

Now in its eighth year, International Surfing Day unites surfers from around the world in a global celebration of the sport of surfing.

What began in 2005 with just a handful of local observances in the United States has expanded to more than 200 events in 30
countries worldwide.

Since British sea captain James Cook sailed to Hawaii in 1778 and saw the Hawaiians riding the waves, the world has been fascinated with surfing.

Marveling at one surfer’s ability, Cook said, “ could not help concluding this man had the most supreme pleasure while he was driven so fast and so smoothly by the sea.”

Today the sport of surfing has been taken up by practically every country that borders the sea.

It’s become a part of the world’s culture with surfing images, expressions, music, fashion and art integrated into the daily lives of surfers and non-surfers alike.

“This is our day to celebrate the spirit and joy of surfing,” says Surfrider Foundation Executive Director Jim Moriarty. “International Surfing Day is also an opportunity for us to give back to the oceans, waves and beaches that bring so much into our lives.”

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About the Author

Surfwriter Girls

Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel are Surfwriter Girls. Sunny grew up in Los Alamitos, CA., and loves Huntington Beach and Seal Beach. An environmentalist from an early age, she researched the ecology of the Newport Estuary for a high school Marine Biology class. A Communications graduate from CSU, Fullerton, who has been a sports reporter in the U.S. and Europe, Sunny enjoys putting her PR and journalism skills to use for the Surfrider Foundation. Patti grew up in Culver City, CA., near MGM Studios and camped and sailed on Catalina Island. With graduate degrees in film/Television and Business from UCLA and CSU, Long Beach, she’s worked in the entertainment industry. Patti writes business and fiction books with her husband Greg – How to Start, Run and Stay in Business and adventure/thriller Kona Heat. She teaches Management and Marketing at Cypress College and is a Surfrider Foundation volunteer.