Surf Guru RSS Surf News The Pro-Am Surfing Program revolves around the story of Richard K. Salick. Richard along with his brother Phil, both surfing professionals, founded the Cocoa Beach Surfing Festival twenty seven years ago as a way to help raise funds to fight kidney disease and help dialysis patients. Richard has a close connection to kidney disease. He was a 23-year-old, world-class professional surfer (a member of the U.S. and World Surfing Teams) living his life on the beaches of Florida and traveling ...]]> Fri, 28 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT The outstetched arms of Brevard County opened its heart to the 5th Annual Surfers For Autism event at Lori Wilson Park on Saturday, June 8th, 2013.  This was the sixth stop on the fifteen stop tour.  A tour which is jump-started in Australia during January and pulls into its final stop in Puerto Rico during November.  As I walked through the canopy of the green tropical foliage of the boardwalk that morning, I could hear the faint sound of  a p.a. system  playing songs ...]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sometimes treated like a stepchild by media in favor of flashier photo-op waves and competitions like those in Hawaii and California, the east coast has actually produced more world champion surfers than those coasts and Australia combined.  We also make up about 60% of the multi-billion surf-related business in the U.S.   So it was fitting when Greg Noll contacted Cecil Lear (Mr. ESA) back in the mid-90’s and proposed the founding of the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame to hon ...]]> Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The 2013 WaveMasters 30th Anniversary Pro/Am is just weeks away! The weather, waves, crowd, competition, and all the activity on the beach always results in a spectacular weekend of family fun for the 200-plus competitors and thousands of spectators. The Annual WaveMasters Contest attracts hundreds of Florida’s top Pro and amatuer surfers, as well as many semi-retired local competitors, all vying for tons of fantastic prizes. Trained judges, an abundance of media coverage, great ...]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT On March 29th-31st, 2013 the 49th Easter Surfing Festival will be staged at the Landmark Cocoa Beach Pier, Shepard Park will be utilized primarily as a parking destination to accommodate event overflow parking. There will be a designated off load-turn around area established at the pier, for spectators to offload their personal beach items. Organizers are suggesting that you offload your beach gear, leave it attended while someone drives the auto to Shepard for parking. Spectators then can ...]]> Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT WHEN: Spring Break, March 2013   (Sat.23rd & 24th Sun. )   TIME: 8:00 am Sat til 6pm Sun LOCATION: Daytona beach between the Pier and the Band Shell   Here are the links for Spring Bash 2013. springbash.org/  (Website for event info) http://springbash.org/surf-contest-registration.html   (Surf contest info) springbash.org/bikini-contest-registration.html  (Bikini contest info) PRO MMA ATTENDEES: Former WEC Champ/UFC fighter Mike Brown ...]]> Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Glenn Gordinier lives and surfs in Vero Beach for a couple of months of the year.  He has written about his Florida surfing adventures.  He also lives and surfs in New England for the other ten months.  He has written about his surfing adventures there too, as well as in Northern California, Oregon, Portugal and  elsewhere.  His stories are all in the very readable, Surfing Cold Water: A New Englander’s Off-Season Obsession, published by Flathammock ...]]> Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ron Jon Beach ‘N Boards Fest is the nation’s premiere boardsports spring festival.  With live music, the world’s best action sports film festival, a giant water slide, and almost every type of boarding sport under the sun, Cocoa Beach, Florida and the Beach ‘N Boards Fest are the place to be this spring! Beach ‘N Boardsfest will host nationally recognized boardsports athletes in demonstrations, exhibitions and contests. A junior pro surfing competition ...]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT My Puerto Rico Trip, Winter 2012 by Courtney... Last week, I returned from another amazing trip to my second home, the beautiful Isla de Encanto Puerto Rico! Puerto Rico is nicknamed "the Hawaii of the Atlantic." This name could not be more fitting.  When you visit Puerto Rico, you experience lush tropical forest, expansive golden beaches, crystal clear blue water, vibrant reefs and abundant sea life which could easily fool you into thinking you're in a Pacific Island ...]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Montañita Ecuador - Surfer's Paradise Hippie Hangout in South America...We want to Thank John Londres for letting us take a peek into his little backyard of Paradise..... The scene: Backpackers, Europeans and locals from all over the country flock to Montañita every weekend for the surf, the all-night party scene, live music, and incredibly cheap prices. Traditionally, a rural fishing town located on Ecuador's "Ruta del Sol," Montañita  has the advantage of an ideal ...]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT This years Kona Pro Jax was one for the books! The $20,000 cash purse professional surfing contest was presented by Void Magazine, Kona Brewing Company, and Mellow Mushroom. The contest also featured a $2,000 Autoline Junior Pro. The event included some of the top surfers from around the country, and ran from Saturday, November 3rd through Sunday, November 4th at the Jacksonville Beach Pier. The crowd was not only loving the beautiful Jacksonville Beach weather, but was stoked watching these ...]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Quiksilver King of The Peak is returning to Sebastian Inlet November 5th and 6th with an extended waiting period through the 11th, if needed, to ensure the event sees the best waves possible. Marking 18 years since Kelly Slater won the inaugural KOP event, competitors from Canada to Barbados will flock to one of Florida’s most famed waves for a share of the $13,250.00 prize purse and the chance to add their name to the list of former Kings For more info: ...]]> Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT