Surf Pedro Point in Pacifica, California

Small Waves, Big Fun at the Big Chill Out Surf Contest

More than 100 long boarders from up and down the West Coast competed in the 19th annual Big Chill Out Long board Club Invitational Surf Contest on Saturday, Oct. 10, at Pacifica State Beach in Linda Mar. Although the waves were 3 feet tall or less all day, the clean, at times glassy, faces provided the stage for some masterful nose riding and technical skill displays. When the day was through the NorCal team emerged victorious over the hosting Pedro Point Surf Club team for the first time since the contest began. Congratulations to NorCal team captain Thwen Chaloemtiarana for assembling the winning team. They showed their appreciation at the awards dinner held at the Pedro Point firehouse by showering their captain with beer. Nice going, guys. Next year YOU clean up the mess. This ain't a football field.
Paddle boarders competed for the first time at the Chill Out this year adding some excitement with near collisions and 360 degree turns.
Partly cloudy skies and a light breeze made for a comfortable day for families and friends to enjoy the sponsor booths and all day raffles while being entertained with some great surfing. Afterwards a large group moved the party over to Cheers where the WanderIns played into the night.
Thanks all for a successful and fun event.
We even made it onto Surfline this year.
http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/grassroots-norcal-contest-celebrates-18th-year-in-pacifica_31323/

Photos of the Chill Out:
Sean Donnelly Photography
http://seandonnellyphotography.com/gallery/galleries/recent-events/big-chill-out-portraits/
Phil Matthews
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33106371@N00/sets/72157622704884630/
Debbie Cissna
http://www.debbiedub.smugmug.com/PPSC/BigChillOut2009
Skip Hoard, SandH Photography
http://sandhphotography.com/Photo%20Galleries/Linda_Mar_Chill_Out_2009/index.htm

Chill Out 09 Results

Team
1 NorCal (NC)
2 Pedro Point Surf Club (PPSC)
3 Log Shop (LS)
4 Big Stick Surfing Association (BSSA)

Junior Mens
1 Lenny Richards NC
2 Evan Parry NC
3 Eric Cissna PPSC
4 Cole Rippe PPSC
5 Mason Nalze BSSA
6 Colin Dwyer NC

Mens
1 Zach Ehrlich PPSC
2 Pat Faughender NC
3 Todd Johnson NC
4 Tyler Payne NC
5 Brian Tagnozzi NC
6 Jordan McWherter NC

Senior Mens
1 Ryan Devine NC
2 Jeff Kafka NC
3 Tait Cowan LS
4 Lawton Smith LS
5 Kevin Dixon NC
6 Jessie Adams NC

Masters
1 Kevin Rhodes NC
2 Thwen Chaloemtiarana NC
3 Leo Bersamina LS
4 Chris Brink LS
5 Greg Gubser LS
6 Hide Minami LS

Grand Masters
1 Joel Baldwin PSC
2 Steve St. Clair NC
3 Izzy Szczepaniak PPSC
4 Norm Payne NC
5 Tom Radich BSSA
6 Johnnie Bamont NC

Legends
1 Bill Newlin PPSC
2 Greg Cochran PPSC
3 Gordie Benko PPSC
4 Rick Loeper PPSC
5 John Chiles PPSC
6 John Kofranek NC

Junior Womens
1 Brianne Sampson PPSC
2 Meghan Alexander NC
3 Camille Keating NC
4 Vannessa Floyd NC
5 Celina McWherter NC
6 Brittany McMArtin PPSC

Womens
1 Asi Ghiassi PPSC
2 Beth O’Rourke PPSC
3 Karen Cochran PPSC
4 Krista Howell NC
5 Shona Anderson NC
6 Lisa Ryner PPSC

Stand-Up Paddleboard
1 Jordan McWherter NC
2 Tait Cowan LS
3 Eric Weintraub NC
4 Haley Fiske NC
5 Pat Faughender NC
6 Shawn King PPSC

SC Longboard Union Memorial Day contest and Log Jam results

Congratulations to Team PPSC for a 5th Place showing at SCLU's Memorial Weekend Contest at Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz. More news about the contest to follow.
Log Jam Update (April 25th and 26th) Pleasure Point -
Finalist - Ryan Devine - 1st Sr Men
Joel Baldwin - 1st Grandmasters
Todd Smith - 5th Grandmasters
Ashley Lloyd - 1st Women
Stephenie Phillips - 4th Sr Women
Laureen Duke - 5th Women
Aloha Team (Ryan Devine and Pat F) 2nd place
Team Standings PPSC 4th Place, behind Big Stick, SCLU and Santa Barbara\
Bill and Shelly Patchett won 2 surfboards - They were the big winner!!!!!

Waikiki Surfari in May - Good waves, great company

Night out at Hee Hing's with original Waikiki beach boy, Donald Goo and family: Donald's in red shirt center back of front table, Karen Cochran on his left and Debbie Walker, right. Around front table to Karen's left are Brennan and Diane Duncan, Nora and Mike, Judy 2 and Bill, Cody (Ivan's son) and Ivan of "Ivan's Reef" in green. Starting with Greg Cochran in back, Carolyn behind Donald. Elton (Donald's son) and wife Myava from Tahiti seated back of back table. GJ (Elton's daughter's boyfriend) and friend from Tahiti behind Elton. Rick Loeper and wife, Jannae, front of back table. Jeanine, Lisa Ryner's friend, Lisa, and Adrian, Debbie's work friend. Dave Duncan's taking the photo.

Earlier in the week some of the group tried out Jimmy Buffet's at the Beachcomber. From bottom right: Debbie Walker, Lisa Ryner, Brennan and Dave Duncan, Karen and Greg Cochran, Mike Snyder, Rich Dymer, son Derrick and girlfriend Shelby, Diane Duncan, old high school friend of Dave Duncan's, Bob DaCosta, Adrian and Jeanine.
This is the perfect trip to shed those wind-chop-no-swell-50-degree-water- overcast-onshore-blues. About 12 club members with family and friends made the trip to Waikiki this May.
We found waves from waist to head high and 75 degree water. Surfing without a wetsuit in warm, clear water is something every surfer should experience – incredibly freeing. What’s great about Waikiki is you don’t need a car to get around - so many things to do and see within walking distance. Koa Surf Shop, only a block from the beach that is in front of “Canoes” and “Queens”, rents boards (long and short) and provides lockable racks for them when you’re not surfing. At less than $100/wk it’s half the price to rent and way more convenient than schlepping a board from the mainland. Groceries, pharmacies, restaurants, buses, the zoo, aquarium and shopping are all within a short walk.
Greg and Karen Cochran have been playing host to PPSCers for several years now on these Waikiki surfaris, which makes it fun for us mainlanders to visit and surf with ex-patriot PPSC Hawaii friends.

Big PPSC group makes it to Arden Taylor Ventura Contest this year

Izzy Szczepaniak, our intraclub contest coordinator hams it up between heats

PPSC was well represented at the Ventura Surf Club’s Arden Taylor Surf Benefit held March 14-15 at “C” Street in Ventura . A total of 17 club members attended the event which raises funds to help a fellow surfer, Mike “Fish” Fisher, who is fighting cancer.

Most of the team arrived early enough on Friday to get a surf session in. The waves were waist high and conditions were glassy. After the Friday surf session 15 of us went to dinner at a German restaurant at Asi’s recommendation. It was a hit as the PPSC team basically took over the restaurant. The food and service were excellent.

Throughout the weekend the surf remained waist to shoulder high. Tide played a big role in the quality of the waves in the contest. The water was warmer than our home break and the rocks were reminiscent of Boat Docks (OUCH!).

Joel Baldwin, Shawn King, Bill Patchett, Dave Rodriquez and Izzy all competed in the Seniors Division (50-59). Shawn and Bill made it to the quarterfinals. Izzy made it to the semi-finals. Joel made it to the finals and finished 3rd. Bob Livingston surfed in the Mens Division (35-49). He was in a tough heat and did not advance. Greg Cochran advanced to the Legends (60-69) finals and finished 3rd. Karen Cochran, Asi Ghiassi, Krista Howell and Stephanie Phillips all surfed in the Womens Division (30 and up). Krista made it to the semi’s and just missed making the finals. Congrats to all for a great effort!

Not surfing in the contest but cheering the team on were Robyn King, Shelly and Catrina Patchett, Anita Rodriquez, Marybeth Livingston and Glenn Stenstrom.