BajaBlanca
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The First La Bocana Surfing Contest
First Ever Surf Contest in La Bocana
We live in a tiny fishing village in the southern part of Baja. A beautiful part of the world if you like the desert and the Pacific Ocean at your
doorstep. We moved here in 2006 and have not looked back since.
In 2009, I was approached by some kids who asked me if I would help them put on a surf contest. Never having surfed but being a firm believer that
sports is one way to keep most kids out of trouble, I signed on.
It was at our first brainstorming meeting that I realized I had taken on a huge responsibility: we had 3 age categories and separate male and female
heats. Is it even called a heat??? I still don't know!
My goal was to provide first, second and third prizes for each group- first prizes would be surfboards, second prizes would be wetsuits and third
prizes a combination of wax, leashes, boogie boards.
Surfers on Baja Nomad and Bloody Decks (chat groups) donated the surfboards, the wetsuits. I went to the States that Christmas and bought everything
ocean related I could find: wax and boogie boards and leashes - boy, what an expensive sport!
So, things were rolling along. Surfboards miraculously appeared. Wetsuits in the right size miraculously appeared. I say miraculously because we live
in an out of the way village which is 600 miles south of the border and practically unknown.
A major issue for us organizers was that La Bocana very rarely has good waves. Therefore, the local surfers and I agreed that we would hold the
contest in nearby surf spot Punta Abreojos, but give the prizes away here in La Bocana.
Les's surfer son Marek is a graphic artist and he was able to make us a beautiful poster which we sent to all surrounding villages: Bahia Tortugas,
Bahia Asuncion, Punta Abreojos. Once Marek was ready to roll, I had to choose the date......I wanted time, so I randomly chose the last weekend in
January 2010. Heart was thumping as the morning of January 30th dawned and I looked out of our front window to see beautifully formed waves right in
front of our house where we wanted to have the tournament! It was truly a miracle!
The whole town went to the beach that weekend - I cannot describe the intense pride that swelled inside at seeing everyone cheering for their kids!
It was a wondrous two days and went off without a hitch and with much help from everyone in our community. That’s my Baja surf story.
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woody with a view
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So 6 years later are you ready for the 2nd "annual"?
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bahia0019
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Ha! Where's the Like button in here?
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Terry28
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So where can I get one of those posters??
Mexico!! Where two can live as cheaply as one.....but it costs twice as much.....
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TMW
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Now you've done it. Every Tom, Dick and Harry will be crowding the beach with their surf board kicking the locals to the sand. Blanca some secrets are
never to be told, especially on the Nomad Forum.
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dtbushpilot
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Quote: Originally posted by TMW  | | Now you've done it. Every Tom, Dick and Harry will be crowding the beach with their surf board kicking the locals to the sand. Blanca some secrets are
never to be told, especially on the Nomad Forum. |
How many ways must it be said?!?!?!
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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BajaBlanca
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hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I broke the royal rule.
guilty as charged.
as far as I know I have the only poster left but I can ask Marek about it.
BTW VARF was in honor of victor a. redona f. -he was a la bocana surfer who had died and the kids wanted to honor him.
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