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At the They Will Surf Again - Santa Monica event, Jesse Billauer talks about the why he started Life Rolls On, the first TWSA event, and his most recent surfing injury. Follow by some clips of the adaptive surfing clinic.



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On Saturday, June 2, over 500 volunteers showed up at tower 28 in Santa Monica to be a part of They Will Surf Again. This Santa Monica event was the first surf stop of Life Rolls On's Get On Board 2018 Tour. They Will Surf Again is an award-winning series of bi-coastal events that empower paraplegics and quadriplegics to experience the freedom of mobility by riding a wave with the assistance of adaptive equipment and the support of hard working volunteers.

More than a day of recreational activity, They Will Surf Again also serves as an exceptional opportunity for individuals with SCI and their families to network and establish new support networks outside traditional group support settings. Founded by world champion quadriplegic surfer Jesse Billauer, Life Rolls On is dedicated to improving the quality of life for young people affected by spinal cord injury. Believing that adaptive surfing and skating could inspire infinite possibilities beyond paralysis.

These photos shot by Six12 Media.

























There's a huge gallery of photos from this event. Almost 1,000 photos. Check them out:


LRO: They Will Surf Again 2018 Photo Gallery



By Michael Ray
Photos by Angela Sun

Saturday May 19, the Surfrider Foundation, Sierra Club, Stokeshare, the Alma Foundation, and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Cadets lined up on the coast at Bay Street, Santa Monica, for the second Annual Hands Across the Sand. Drawing together teams of surfers, volunteers, youth, and environmental advocates, the event was part skill share and part environmental education.

CJ Todd, an organizer of the event, explained that “the day started with a surf lesson” and concluded with a discussion about “plastic pollution and watersheds.” He added that the concept of “one watershed” represents “everything being connected.” In addition to surfboards, wetsuits and volunteer surf instruction, the youth in attendance were also treated to burritos from Plancha in Venice.

A first-time participant, Cesar J., said that he was glad that he came to learn how to surf. “I was a little nervous,” he confessed. He was brought to the event through Alma Family Services, an organization servicing the Ramona Gardens and Boyle Heights area. Gema Rodriguez, a case manager at Alma Family Services said that the youth were brought to the event via organization Gang Reduction Youth Development (GRYD).

“[The youth] were a little apprehensive at first, they didn’t want to put on the wetsuits,” Rodriguez said, adding that once they started, “surfing was a great opportunity for them to do something that they may not have tried to do otherwise.”

Joy Cernac, an Executive Committee Member of the Sierra Club’s Angeles Chapter, shared information about past, present and upcoming events with people in attendance. She stated that “it is not all gloom and doom, we can change this and enjoy our coastlines” citing that the group’s presence at Hands Across the Sand was “a show of solidarity against offshore drilling.” L.A. Waterkeeper’s Mithsy Hernandez stated that as an organization that works with “Water quality and quantity” from the Los Angeles River to ocean and marine protected areas, “we don’t want to see offshore drilling.”

As the youth, adults, and organizers held hands, a drone operator flew overhead to document the occasion. The line of people spread both directions from lifeguard tower 20. At the end of the day, the group gathered proclaiming, “we are one watershed!”


June 2nd timeline:

6:00 am Event Setup
7:00 am Check In
8:00 am Welcome Speech
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Adaptive Surf Clinic

Location: Lifeguard Tower 28. 2600 Barnard Way. Santa Monica CA 90405. Use Parking Lot 5S

For more info, visit liferollson.org

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Here's some shots from late morning Sunday at Sunset . These photos were shot by Six12 Media.










There are some more photos from this session. Check out the gallery of all the photos, all full size and in high-resolution, in the complete Sunset 5-20-1018 Gallery.

Wanna see photos from previous days at this and other surf spots?
Click Surf Spot Galleries for a list of past days.

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