Surfing America, the National Governing Body for surfing in the USA, is pleased to announce that the band members of 311 have graciously invited the Surfing America Summer Surf Jam Festival to be a part of their concert on Sunday, July 12, at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, CA.

This concert event is part of 311’s 2009 Unity Tour-on which the band is joined by Ziggy Marley and the Expendables for 28 shows coast-to-coast.

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“We are extremely excited by this opportunity,” said Surfing America’s executive director Mike Gerard. “And we’re deeply honored by the generous consideration that 311 is giving to the Surfing America cause. This is a huge promotional opportunity for Surfing America that gives the non-profit organization a tremendous chance to raise much needed funds to continue its work to advance the sport of surfing in the United States.”

The Surfing America Surf Jam is a collaboration of leading surf brands and surf media-uniting to promote the surf industry and youth culture in Southern California and beyond. Funds raised will fuel Surfing America programs aimed to develop and grow the sport of surfing in the USA.

learn more about SurfingAmerica.org/surfjam

Volcom’s Totally Crustaceous Tour Europe

Volcom’s Totally Crustaceous Tour Europe kicked off in June of 2009 with sick waves for the Mulletfish surf series in Hossegor and will conclude in May of 2010 with the biggest prize purse yet of $50,000 at the VQS World Champs in Newport Beach, Ca.

The VQS consists of separate qualifiers in regional areas from Spain, France, Canary Islands, Portugal, Norway, Reunion Island and England but also in 4 other continents.

Each event has four separate divisions: Groms (14 & Under), Juniors (15-17), Girls (25 & Under) and the Pro-Am (18 and over). All contests are totally free to enter and have tons of prizes and giveaways from Volcom and other supporting companies including surfboards, snowboards, skateboards, bicycles, motorcycles, video games and a prize pack for the best move of the day offered by Electric.

Finalists of every category of each event will then be invited to compete in Volcom’s Totally Crustaceous VQS European Championships in April 2010 with more prizes to win and some flights tickets with free accommodation to the VQS world Champs in California.

European VQS Calendar for 2009/2010 include:

13-14/06/09 France Mulletfish Hossegor
4-5/07/09 Portugal Rumblefish Amado
29-30/08/09 France Mulletfish Crozon
10-11/10/09 UK Sidfish Porthtowan
17-18/10/09 Norway Codfish Stavanger
17-18/10/09 Spain Duckfish Vigo
Late fall Portugal Rumblefish Porto
14-15/11/09 Reunion Dodofish 3 bassins
05-06/12/09 Spain Torofish Chiclana
06-07/02/10 Canary Island Lavafish Punta Hidalgo, Tenerife
13-14/02/10 Canary Island Lavafish Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
24-25/04/10 European VQS Champs, France
5-6-7/05/10 Totally Crustaceous Tour world Champs, 54th Newport Beach California

story via surfers village

Switchfoot Bro-Am
Presented by First Light Surf

Moonlight Beach, Encinitas
27 June 2009

Switchfoot Bro-Am surf contest set for Moonlight Beach

The Switchfoot Bro-Am surf contest and concert will happen June 27th at Moonlight Beach, Encinitas Ca. from 9am till 5pm. First Light Surf is proud to be an event sponsor and we are stoked to have provided the art design for the event (tee’s, posters and flyers). All proceeds go to fund StandUp For Kids, a grass-roots campaign and outreach group that helps get teens off of the streets and out of substance abuse. For more info check out www.switchfoot.com/bro-am. Come by and get some free schwag from First Light Surf!

find out more at http://www.switchfoot.com/bro-am/

story from: http://www.firstlightsurf.com/