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Ottawa River Surf Jam

On Saturday April 22nd, 2017 Ottawa’s only local Surf shop, Surf Side @Surfsideottawa will be hosting the Second Ever Ottawa River Surf Jam at the Bate Island Standing Wave (The Wall)!

Last year a dedicated member of Surf Side, Alex Copp @Coppdis organized the inaugural Ottawa River Surf Jam last April, 2016. There was between 20-25 (Male and Female) Land Locked Surfers from across Eastern Canada, who braved the frigid temperatures and cool winds to compete at Bate Island.

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The event was a great success with over 150 excited spectators enjoying the sunny display of Slashes, Ollies and even a 360 by local legend Dave Crichton @Davecrichton. Another local big name River Surfer took home the Prize for Most Stoked Surfer, John Rathwell @Searchingforsero. After qualifying for finals, Dave (Crichton) ended up winning Best Trick with his 360 and also landed First Place for Best Overall Surfer, which also resulted in him walking away with a brand new Odysea Skipper provided by rad guys at Catch Surf!

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Kelsey Chiappa @kchiappa, another well-known name in Canadian Water Sports Community placed first in the Women’s category, which landed her in the Top 5 Surfers of the Event. All contestants were awarded a Goodie bag full of fun surprises and the Top 5 Surfers were handed some tasty hydration units from White Water Brewery. We were extremely lucky to have so many great surf brands backing the event last year as well as the kind people at David’s Tea for keeping the contestants and bystanders warm with complimentary hot beverages! For more photos from the 2016 Event

This year we are grateful to once again have a handful of like-minded brands supporting the growth of the Ottawa River Surfing Community! Here’s a list of confirmed sponsors who donated some awesome prizing for The Second Annual Ottawa River Surf Jam: White Water Brewery, Vissla, Surf Ontario, @Land_Locked_Surfing and North Board Distribution (FCS, Gorilla Grip, SexWax & Xcel Wetsuits. Surf Side will also be grilling up some Hot Dogs and Hamburgers for the Surfers, while we would appreciate it if spectators could bring a non-perishable food item (to Donate to the less-fortunate) in exchange for a hot dog or burger.

The water levels are high and Mother Nature’s appearing to be cooperating with our plans thus far! If you are in the Ottawa Valley this weekend make sure to get suited up, grab your board and head out to Bate Island, mingle with the local River Surfing Community and watch the regions top-notch River Surfers rip up The Wall!

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For more information on the Second Annual Ottawa River Surf Jam check out the Facebook Event Page or contact surfsidesteven@gmail.com

To order your own CANADA LAND LOCKED SURFING T-SHIRT Click here Or if you you’re in Ottawa check out Surf Side, They have a limited number of T’s!

KEEP THE STOKE ALIVE!

Ashley Fraser of the Ottawa Citizen took the Photos of Alex Copp Judging1, Dave Crichton Surfing2 and Bate Island4. Josh Brose took the Photo of John Rathwell Surfing3

 

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Arizona Wakesurf Open 2016

Bring it on! This is the first time we will be partnering with The 2016 Arizona Wakesurf Open and we cannot thank you enough for making this a reality. It’s incredible to watch our community grow by the day and without you, none of this would be possible! Our goal in partnering with this competition is to start local by supporting Arizona Land locked Surfers in our back yard. At the event we will have our very own tent, apparel, and awesome people to talk to about what inland surfers are up too all over the world. We hope this to be the first of many events, across the country, we partner with to help the community grow. Hope to see you at Tempe Town Lake, AZ on May 5th.

Tempe Town Lake, AZ

This years competition is a World Wakesurf Series qualifier and is organized by Action Ride Co. The official towboat of The Arizona Wakesurf Open is the 2016 Nautique G23. Other sponsors include Sullivan Motor Company, Liquid Force, and Nautique. Divisions Include: Juniors, Amateurs, Outlaw, Pro- MEN & WOMEN

For more event information check out The Arizona Wakesurf Open event page.

Tempe Town Lake, AZ
Tempe Town Lake, AZ

 

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First Board More Than Material

There came a point in our skimboarding progression when we realized we had reached the limit of our hand made, plywood, polyurethane boards. We still have a few of our original boards, and they will always remain close to our hearts, stickers, sharpie surf art and all. However, it was time to make a move to a stick that could take us to the next level. Once again our Dad came to the rescue. During our family spring break trips to Sarasota Florida to visit our legendary Grandma Shirley, my Dad made a connection with the original Zap Skimboard Factory (before they moved into their much larger Glasspro Facility). I still remember my dad walking me into the small belm board section of the factory and helping me choose my first fiberglass skimboard! After much deliberation we decided on a red and yellow medium wedge with just a little bit of pink over spray along the white bottom of the board. This was a big day for me and my dad, and little did we know this board was just the second step on a path leading us to big air, epic adventures, and eventually Land Locked Surfing. During our first session with the wedge, Dad & Mom proudly watching from the beach, we were finally able to explore the surf style of  skimboarding we had dreamed about after memorizing all our favorite skim videos.

Fast forward to 2007, and the award ceremony of the second annual Third Coast Surf Shop Skim Jam in New Buffalo Michigan (pictured above). By this time Karter and I had out grown the original Zap Wedge, and with our own larger boards there was no need for the 3 of us to squabble over who got to use the fiberglass board. Now it was Keenan’s board to master, and you can see him standing behind it on the far right. As we progressed into the world of composite carbon boards and eventually surfing, its bittersweet this would be the last competition the board would be ridden. Even though material things are just material things, there is something special about “the first” that represents a special memory, a bond strong enough to pull people together and set a new course in motion. The family memories and bonds we shared through the medium wedge will always be held close, and never lost.

Do you have a special first board story? If so, email your short story and a picture of your first board to info@landlockedsurfing.com We would be happy to feature you and your story on our instagram page @land_locked_surfing

Keep the Stoke Alive!