An impressive $52K was raised at the 12th Skate the Coast event, hosted by Boarding for Breast Cancer. 160 people turned up to skate, bike or roll 19 miles from Santa Monica pier to Dive ‘n’ Surf in Rendondo Beach. The event kicked off with a Friday night party in Arbor, Venice, and the journey took place Saturday morning.

This past weekend, over 160 people attended Boarding for Breast Cancer’s (B4BC), 12th Annual Skate the Coast event raising over $52K for its breast cancer education, prevention and survivorship programs. The event encourages attendees to skate, bike, or roll 19 miles along the Southern California Coast, starting in Santa Monica and ending with a festival at Dive N’ Surf in Redondo Beach, Calif., while raising money for the cause.

Friday night, the Skate the Coast event kicked off with a party at Arbor Venice in Marina Del Rey and participants and friends enjoyed killer tunes by Dane Druess and enjoyed some tasty Traeger BBQ complemented with delicious organic juices provided by Suja.

Saturday morning, participants met up at the starting line at the Santa Monica Pier. This year, many new faces joined B4BC’s seasoned veterans including Shannon Dunn Downing, Carabeth Burnside and Jen O’Brian. With an array of participants from 6 months to 72 years old, the B4BC supporters cruised down the coast stopping at 3 hydration stops along the way at Marina Del Rey, Dockweiller Beach and Hermosa Beach.

Participants rested and refuelled with Suja Juices, Clif bars and snacks from Thrive market before rolling out to the next stop. Attendees crossed the finish line at Dive n Surf around 1:30 PM and celebrated the 19-mile journey with a block party in front of the store.

Participants, along with friends and family, were treated to a tasty lunch from Traeger Grills, Beyond Meat and Thrive Market as they listened to some great music from Truth Cartel and The Sendaways. Everyone shared stories of their journey and who they were riding for and the afternoon concluded with a huge raffle, awards and acknowledgements for our top fundraisers and fundraising teams.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and there is still time to donate to the Skate the Coast fund. Fundraising will be open until October 31 which can be done here: Skate The Coast Donations

About B4BC:
Boarding for Breast Cancer (B4BC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation that advocates early detection and a healthy, active, and sustainable lifestyle as the best means for breast cancer prevention. Founded in 1996, B4BC empowers young people to make positive choices that promote lifelong wellness through outreach, prevention, sustainability, and support programs. For more information on B4BC please visit: Boarding for Breast Cancer

Here's some surf photos from Wednesday, Oct 16th at Leo Carrillo. These were taken from around 7:30AM till about 9:30AM. This set was shot by ChrisDidThis.

These are just a few of the photos from this session. If you were out there, you probably got some surfing shots, probably multiple photos, they will be in the complete photo gallery for this day, check them out, the link to the galleries is down below.










You can find more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Leo Carrillo - Wednesday 10-16-2019 Photo Gallery


If you were out there, we probably got some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!

Wanna see photos from previous days at this and other local surf spots?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.

Only 4 days left until Maui & Sons® Venice Beach is OFFICIALLY CLOSED!! Come buy a raffle ticket for $3 and enter to win a free deck!

A video by German in Venice about some company that was out on the Venice Beach Basketball court filming some pollution commercial.

The Malibu-based production company Planet Grande and the City of #Malibu invite all residents to attend a free community screening of the documentary film “Johnny Strange: Born To Fly,” Thursday, October 24, 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM at Malibu City Hall.

The 80-minute film documents Johnny Strange, who grew up in Malibu and became an international extreme sports athlete, known for mountain climbing, big wave surfing and extreme skydiving until he was tragically killed in a skydiving accident. The film was directed by Eamon Harrington and John Watkin and produced by Veronica Brady, all Malibu residents.

Johnny Strange rose to fame as the youngest person to climb the tallest mountain in each continent, including Mt. Everest when he was just 17 years old. When he discovered BASE jumping (skydiving from buildings, antennae, spans and earth) and wingsuit flying, he found his life’s true passion. Taken from hundreds of hours of Johnny’s personal video archive, and featuring intimate insights from family members, friends and Johnny himself, the film traces his journey from the world’s highest mountains to one of the world’s most dangerous sports, and the dramatic turn of events leading up to his final jump.

The screening will be followed by a question and answer session. The event is free to attend, but an RSVP is required. To RSVP or for more information, visit Born To Fly Documentary Screening or email Kriesgo@malibucity.org.

Stay warm in the water and feel good about doing it.

For the month of October, Vissla will be collecting your old wetsuits in exchange for $30 off your next Vissla full suit purchase. In an effort to keep them from becoming waste in our landfills, Vissla will be upcycling them into changing mats in partnership with SUGA.

Here's how it works Mail Vissla your old full suit from any brand with a note that includes your email address. Upon receipt, we’ll send you a code for $30 off your next Vissla full suit purchase. You’ll save on a wetsuit this season and help to reduce the amount of waste in our landfills.

Exchange valid for full suits only and limited to one code per person
For questions & inquiries: care@vissla.com

Ship to:
ATTN: Stoke Exchange
18 Journey #B
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656

Forecast from Surflies: "North Pacific Busts Open -- South Pacific Not Done"
"Strong NW swell kicks off the second half of the month for Northern California, with SoCal getting a little energy as well"

Which means North CA is getting waves, like usual, and Socal is not, like usual.



"South Pacific Swell: SW shifting SSW swell (210-195) continues Thursday before slowly trending down on Friday. Exposed breaks in North LA will see waist high surf during that time. Those waves fade heading through the weekend, although we will be watching for new SSW swell to fill in."

"This larger SSW swell (205-190) should build in through the day on Sunday with long period forerunners, peak on Monday the 21st and then slowly back down through the middle part of the week. The storm behaved very close to model guidance over the past few days with satellite verified seas of 30-40′, although it’s less than ideal track – moving sideways in relation to SoCal, versus at us- should limit size some."

Surfing is more fun with friends!

Join Ocean Goddess Surf this Friday, October 18th at 7am for thenext FREE ladies surf meetup to kick off the weekend!

Meet Ocean Goddess Surf at the Topanga State Beach picnic tables. Look for the white Ocean Goddess Surf sign. Parking is free on the street. There is also a lot you can park in. Paddling out just after 7 all together! Please leave your valuables in your cars or at home as there won’t be a tent or anyone to watch them at this meetup.

All levels and all ages are welcome but there will no lessons given. If you are looking to learn how to surf, check out the Ocean Goddess Surf Website for the Level 1 (beginner) Surf Skills Clinic on Nov 17th, taught for women, by women.

If you are not comfortable surfing but want to hang out please come! Ladies of all levels and ages show up and it is such a fun community! See you Friday!

Update:

Officials on Saturday released the name of a 53-year-old man whose body was found near the shoreline in Venice.

The man was identified as Timothy Hutson of North Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

A cause of death has yet to be established.



Original Story:

Police are investigating after a body was found on Venice Beach Wednesday morning.

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the 600 block of Ocean Front Walk around 7 a.m. to assist the fire department.

They say an adult man was found dead on the beach. Homicide detectives were called to the scene to investigate.

It is not known how the man died or when. His identity has not yet been released.