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SB CHAPTER SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT
SB SURFRIDER
PRESENTS
HAPPY HOUR WITH THE SURF LEGENDS!
Thursday, January 24, 5:00 PM
Stateside Restaurant and Lounge
1114 State
Street, Santa Barbara, CA (805) 564-1000
A special appearance in advance of the World Premier
of “Bustin’ Down the Door,“ a remarkable new surf documentary
showing at the Arlington Theater on Sunday January 27th at 7pm as part of the
SB International Film Festival.
A $5 donation to Santa Barbara Surfrider is requested
at the door. ALL AGES. Children under 12 accompanied by an adult
will be admitted free.
Santa Barbara, CA, January 16, 2008 – Join the Santa
Barbara Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation for a very special meeting of three
of surfing’s greatest stars. Mark “MR” Richards and
Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew, on their first visit to Santa Barbara,
will be present with Montecito resident Shaun Tomson in advance of the World
Premier of “Bustin’ Down the Door,“ a remarkable new surf
documentary showing at the Arlington Theater on Sunday January 27th at 7pm
as part of the SB International Film Festival. (www.bustindownthedoor.com)
This will be the ONLY opportunity for the general public to meet these surf
legends in person!
Live music will be provided by another surf legend, Denny Aaberg, who co-wrote
the 1978 iconic surf film, Big Wednesday.
Photographs with the Richards, Bartholomew and Tomson, as well as autographs
and movie posters will be available. Stateside drink specials will be
featured.
A $5 donation benefiting the Santa Barbara Surfrider Foundation is requested.
All ages are welcome and children under 12 accompanied by an adult will be
admitted free.
About the Surfers
Wayne ‘Rabbit’ Bartholomew
Australian Wayne ‘Rabbit’ Bartholomew burst onto the
international scene in the winter of 1975. Professional surfing
was still a dream back then, but Bartholomew had the vision and the attitude
to make it a reality. His tactics, confidence and flair made him a top-rate
competitor for professionalism's first decade and his article “Bustin’ Down
the Door” published in Surfer Magazine in 1976 is the inspiration for
the film. He was crowned world champion in 1978, remained in the top
five for seven consecutive years and came within a whisker of regaining the
title in 1983. In 1999, Rabbit took over the reins of the Association
of Surfing Professionals, surfing’s governing body and moved the corporate
offices to Australia, to the beach where he first dreamed of becoming a pro
surfer. He remains an avid tube rider and still surfs with a youthful
enthusiasm. He travels the world ensuring that his dream of pro surfing remains
alive and well for an entire new generation of young surfers.
Mark Richards
In the groundbreaking winter of 1975, Australian Mark Richards redefined
the limits of performance surfing on the North Shore of Hawaii. The rise
of pro surfing coincided with that of Richards’ career. In 1976,
he won the richest event on the fledgling IPS professional tour, the Coke
Surfabout in Sydney. Building on the influences of shaping legends
Reno Abellira, Dick Brewer and Spider Murphy, Richards began shaping his
own boards in 1976. He developed a revolutionary, short, winged swallow
twin-fin design perfectly suited to his loose, angular style. At 6’0",
his swooping turns earned him the nickname “The Wounded Gull.” By
1979, with the twin-fin perfected, Richards won the World Title and for four
consecutive years dominated the world tour, winning in every type of surf.
Today, Richards lives in Newcastle with his wife and three children. He runs
his family’s surf shop and is considered one of the world’s best
and most innovative surfboard shapers.
Shaun Tomson
As a competitor, Tomson's consistency and longevity marked one of
the most prolific careers in professional surfing. He became South Africa’s
most successful surfer, winning the country’s largest event, the Gunston
500, six times in succession and winning the World title in 1977. His popularity
was immense, garnering him top honors at the 1978 Surfer Poll and successful
business ventures with Instinct Apparel and Solitude Clothing. He has been
called the greatest tube rider of all time, was listed as one of the 25 most
influential surfers of the century (Surfer 1999) and one of the 16 greatest
surfers of all time (Surfing, 2004). Tomson is currently chairman of
the Surfrider Foundation’s Advisory Board and received the Environmentalist
of the Year Award (SIMA 2003). He is the recent author of the best
selling surfing and inspirational book Surfer’s Code – 12
Simple Lessons for Riding Through Life.
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated
to the protection and preservation of our world's oceans, waves and beaches
for all people, through conservation, activism, research and education. Founded
in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains
over 50,000 members and 60 chapters across the United States and Puerto Rico,
with international affiliates in Australia, Europe, Japan and Brazil.
SB Surfrider is a local, all-volunteer ocean and watershed environmental group
(A 501(c)3 not-for-profit, Tax ID # 959341826), comprised of surfers and non-surfers
alike, working on public access issues, beach clean-ups, school outreach programs,
and protecting the beaches, water quality and open spaces that we love!
For more information, please visit www.sbsurfrider.org or
call (805) 899-BLUE.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
For additional information, please contact Matt Wallace, SB
Surfrider Events Director, at mgwallace@hotmail.com or at 805.966.4219
or visit Santa Barbara Surfrider’s website at www.sbsurfrider.org.
For more information on Bustin’ Down the Door, please visit www.bustindownthedoor.com or
contact publicist Jennifer Guess at jen_guess@hotmail.com or at (805) 886-9078
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