I’m sick of hearing people all over the country whine about gas prices and how high they are… check out this shocking reality.
Yes that does say $4.59 for regular, $4.68 for plus, and $4.75 for super. The prices for gas jumped sixty cents a gallon overnight last week with the arrival of the latest fuel barge. The cheapest gas on the island is across the street from this joint and will save you like $.05 a gallon or something like that. On the day that this happened last week I checked prices and found that the average price on the Cape was $1 cheaper and that the most expensive gas on Maui was like $4.20 a gallon.
This might cut down on needless driving to check every spot on the island. Just pick a spot and paddle out! No more dicking around searching for sandbars…
You got to love the videos that people put together these days! Check out this dude towing in with a great white shark. Will those Cali boyz ever learn? Do you think triathletes will start hooking up harnesses to tow the swim segments of their races???
Looks like the blog is up and working again… what a fu@$!#ing disaster! Just had time to get the basic functionality up and going. As you’ll notice jut the main news link works and the rest are dead. The Surf Reports and NESurfWX are Ok as well as the archives. The galleries still ned a bit of serious work so don’t even bother there…
The backend of nesUrfari got a real good kick or two in the last few days. The databases which hold all the old posts and surf reports etc have been corrupted. Probably by some Eastern Euro techno crime lords using it to spout about their phishing schemes and porn. Sorry about the technical difficulties and please bear with us as we rebuild from the ashes!
We expect to see a solid 2-4 swell for the contest today. The contest is on for First Beach in Newport. Signups are from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. Entry fee is twenty bucks.
Treked up to the wilds of York, Maine this past weekend to visit Mike LaVecchia at Grain Surfboards to pick up a 9′ beauty (center). Waiting for the day to christen her, mahalo Mike!
The contest scene began in earnest, this past weekend, at the Narragansett Town Beach. The University of Rhode Island Surf Club put on their annual Spring Fling Surfing Championships, in solid 3-4 foot surf. The event was well attended, according to surf club president, Dominic Cerio. We held it off until Sunday, said Dominic, Because of all the reports on lightning and heavy rains. The surf turned out to be much better on Sunday, so it was the right call. Complete results will be included in next weeks column.
Newport’s First Beach is the location for the Eastern Surfing Association’s second rated contest of the 2008 season, and on call for tomorrow morning. Many of Newportís top surfers are expected to attend, which is sure to heat up the ratings race in the New England District.
We have had decent sized surf for the past five weekends, said ESA Competition Director, Mario Frade. It is inevitable that it is going to go flat, now that we have a rated contest on the schedule. Frade noted that the contest is on call for tonight, and for interested surfers to be sure to call the ESA hotline after 6 PM, to make sure the event is not postponed. The hotline phone number is 401-727-2605. Entry fee is $20.00 and new members can sign up on the beach. Sign-ups will take place from 9:30 AM until 10:30 AM.
On the 26th, the ESA returns to the Newport area, for a special Waterbrothers contest fundraiser for the Alziemers Association of Rhode Island. Newport surf legend Sid Abruzzi is sponsoring the event, along with the Eastern Surfing Association. This event, named Never Forget, will also be on call for Friday night, after 6 PM. The location is Second Beach, in Middletown, and sign-ups will begin at 7 AM. Entry fee is $20.00. There will be prizes in all age groups.
Call the ESA hotline at 401.727-2605 or Waterbrothers at either 401-848-WAVE and 401-862-5189 on Friday night. Interested surfers can also go to the website for details, at www.myspace.com/waterbros.
Many local competitors will head to Montauk, New York, on the following weekend, for the ESA 2008 East Coast Surfing Championships North-East Surf Offs. This is a 3-day contest that will involve nearly 400 surfers from the Northeast and Great Lakes. Top finalists will be invited to compete at the East Coast Surfing Championships Grand Finals, to be held at Cape Hatteras, in September.
Area surfers who will be competing in this years contest include (more…)
Come down to Second Beach in Middletown, RI on Saturday April 26th for a very special contest. This event is in honor of a special woman and cause, Sid Abruzzi’s Mom and the Alzheimer’s Association of RI! Let’s all search our hearts, look at our calendars, and consider ways we can support Sid and the upcoming contest!!! Pray for Surf!!!
On The Edge By Peter Pan