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INTERNATIONAL SURFING DAY 2023 If you didn’t know, June 17th 2023 is this years ‘International Surfing Day’. In this post we’ll be taking a closer look into what this surfing holiday is all about and why it’s becoming increasingly important.
International Surfing Day is a worldwide celebration to achieve two important things. The first is to celebrate surfing and the second is to raise awareness about the health of our oceans. It’s about enjoying the beaches we love and leaving them in a better state then we found them.
Over the last 18 years, celebrations for this important surfing holiday have grown massively. The number of celebrations have increased over the years to 200+ events in more than 30 countries with over one million participants. The celebrations often involve a mixture of surfing, friendly barbecues, film screenings but most importantly beach tidy-ups.
They’re also a great opportunity to head down to the coast with friends and or family to enjoy a slice of the weekend together. Recent years have been a bit different since the COVID-19 pandemic, but 2023 should have lots more participation in the events that are happening.
It was started 18 years ago in 2005 by Surfing Magazine and The Surfrider Foundation.
The day was created to celebrate surfing whilst at the same time bringing an important focus to the environmental issues threatening our oceans.
Since then the celebrations have continued to grow into a truly worldwide event. Countries including Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Mexico, France, United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, Norway, Israel, Japan, South Korea and coastal communities all over United States have participated in celebrations.
With most of our exploring habits back to normal now compared to recent years since the COVID-19 pandemic, the best place to celebrate is at your nearest beach.
One of my few regrets is not having learned to board surf. I body surfed almost every weekend as teenager growing up in Los Angeles, but aside from a aborted single attempt at surfing in Humboldt Bay, CA, I've never pursued it. Of course, our section of Chesapeake Bay is terrible for surfing. The best the Bay can muster short of a major storm, is a nasty chop.
The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Tracy Cortez up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.
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