12TH ANNUAL KAHUNA KUPUNA UPDATES

KAHUNA KUPUNA GAZETTE: VOLUME 1
MONDAY MAY 30, 2011
12^TH ANNUAL KAHUNA KUPUNA SET FOR SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2011Planning is underway for the 12th Annual Kahuna Kupuna Surf Contest on Saturday, August 6, 2011 and I want to make sure you know so you can mark the date on your calendars.   This contest remains the only amateur surf contest that has a special focus on surfers age 40 and over.   A true "Only-In-the-Bay-Area" type of event.   Many thanks to those of you have participated in one way or another in past events.  It sure is a lot of fun each year, so let's do it again.   Please forward this email on to anyone you think might be interested in participating in the contest.   Here's a brief synopsis of the latest Kahuna Kupuna news.

BACK TO THE FIREHOUSE FOR POST CONTEST FESTIVITIES

Our post contest festivities will take place at the Pedro Point Firehouse, which is right down the street from the boat docks area of Pedro Point/Linda Mar Beach.   Please join us after the contest at 5:30 PM for a post-contest reception with live music, a full buffet dinner featuring delicious organic Mexican food from our local Green Enchilada ristorante and another lollapalooza of an award ceremony.   Each contestant's entry will cover admission for the post contest festivities. A sliding scale suggested donation of between $10 to $20 is requested from additional guests who want to join us at the Firehouse. Will call tickets for your guests are available in advance or during the day of the contest.
INTERGENERATIONAL TEAMS

the Intergenerational Team division is back again this year. We'll have room for 6 teams of 6 surfers per team. Each team must represent three generations. Complete information on how to form a team (including a mathematical formula to determine if you have 3 generations represented) can be found on our website at www.kahunakupunasurf.org.   Contestants in the Kupuna divisions - you know, those of you age 40 and over - are encouraged to take the lead on forming teams.

SURFRIDER CONTEST FOLLOWING DAY
FOR SURFERS UNDER AGE 40
For the first time ever, we’re partnering with the San Mateo County Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation to offer a surf contest for surfers under 40 on the DAY AFTER the Kahuna Kupuna, which would be Sunday, August 7, 2011.   For more information about that contest, please go to http://ww2.surfrider.org/smc/ or http://www.facebook.com/surfriderSMC. Many thanks go to Dylan Christianson and the local SR Foundation chapter for working this out with me. I’m stoked that all surfers of ANY AGE will be able to be in a surf contest during this summer weekend.

ORGANIC HANDMADE TROPHIES ARE BACK AGAIN

Trophies this year will once again be made out of a secret organic material. And, no, it’s not driftwood. It’s something else that we see every time we go to the beach. Once again, the artist extraordinaire I will be collaborating with to come up with the trophy desing will be Candace McDonald. Check out her website at www.beachstring.com.

INTERESTED IN BEING A JUDGE?

We're committed to have judges recruited and scheduled wwwwwwaaaayyyyyy ahead of time again this year. So, if you have prior judging experience and want to judge, send me an email at kahunakupuna@comcast.net soon ("now" would be real good) and we'll schedule you in for a 1 to 2-hour shift.   You'll earn lots of good karma and plenty of gratitude from me and a whole lot of other people.

WANT TO JOIN THE PLANNING COMMITTEE?

If you're interested in helping us out with planning the contest this year, there's still time to join us. We'll be having meetings about once every two weeks between now and August 6th.   Call or email me if you're interested in coming to the next meeting and helping us think through all the many details to make this event another great one.

WANT TO BE A CONTEST SPONSOR, KNOW A POTENTIAL SPONSOR OR HAVE A RAFFLE/AUCTION PRIZE IDEA?

If you or someone you know would like to be a sponsor of this year's contest or have a raffle/auction prize idea, please let me know asap so we can get them included on the poster's final design.   If they don't make it on the poster, we'll be sure to acknowledge their support on the t-shirt and on the day of the contest. We’re wide open to unusual ideas, so let your imaginations run wild and call me.

STAND UP PADDLEBOARD DIVISION THIS YEAR

Due to popular demand, a Stand Up Paddle Board division will once again be offered this year. If you're interested, please let us know because we think it will fill up fast. We'll have room for a total of 12 SUP contestants.   OK, that's enough for now. More in the Kahuna Kupuna Gazette, Volume II.

Stay stoked,

Roy Earnest, 650-438-6378