A Day in the Waves Part II
This team of local surfers “Shared the Stoke” with US soldiers on Saturday
Ret. Veteran Jon Church Organizes Follow-up to Last Year’s Successful Event for Soldiers
Santa Barbara Surf Club was joined by J.P. Garcia of Santa Barbara Seals, and Chris Keet Surf Happens (two of THE BEST surfing instructors anywhere) today at Leadbetter Beach, where for the second time in as many years, veterans and their families were introduced to surfing and the conception of stoke. The Santa Barbara Surf Club has a long and distinguished history, and is led by President Debbie Trauntvein.
Click here to watch the slideshow from last year’s “Day in the Waves”...
Watch the 2011 Multimedia Slideshow
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Images © 2011 Jon Shafer / SANTA BARBARA SURFER
» wrote on 04.02.11 @ 05:50 PM
Soldiers on rotation from Afghanistan. 425th CAB, got to “Share the stoke” today! Thank you to Jon Church- Command Sargent Major (Ret.) for letting us help make it a super fun day for them and their families!
Jon is also a great surfer and member of the Santa Barbara Surf club.
Special thanks to two of the best surf schools S.B. has to offer, Surf Happens and Santa Barbara Seals. Also to the members of SBCSC!
» wrote on 04.03.11 @ 08:05 AM
SO FANTASTIC!!!! GLAD YOU ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO LEARN…......MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE FEARLESS!!!!
» wrote on 04.03.11 @ 09:29 AM
What a great group of soldiers! they were stoked! many kudos to JP & Chris. it gets better and more fun every year! looking forward to the next one.
» wrote on 04.06.11 @ 09:36 AM
On behalf of the 425th soldiers, their families, and the 425th Alumni, our eternal gratitude to the Santa Barbara Surf Club, J.P. Garcia (Santa Barbara Seals), and Chris Keet (Surf Happens) for their gracious spirit of giving and support to our patriot soldiers as they prepare for yet another deployment overseas. I hope you know how grateful we are for your dedication and for providing a little fun distraction from our daily routine. Thanks for a great job!!!
» wrote on 04.07.11 @ 07:45 AM
love the foto of all the boards lined up like jelly beans…such a great event! mu-sic….always a pleasure.
» wrote on 04.07.11 @ 02:09 PM
Thank you so much for the wonderful event. My soldiers loved their time in the water.
CSM Puskedra
