Long May Bundoran Reef Be Remembered

I know all of the "old timer" surfers in Secondlife™ will remember Bundoran Reef, one of two surfing sims provided by the West of Ireland estates.  But seeing the Bundy Reef set up in preparation for the upcoming competition and the broken surfboard display by the beach, puts me in a one of those happy, yet sad, moods to remember those last days of West of Ireland.

West of Ireland was a bone fide charity sim with ties to real life charities.  In the beginning, Linden Labs provided deeply discounted tier rates for charities.  When they decided they could no longer provide those discounts, West of Ireland had to retire its sims.  Three surfing sims were impacted; Bundoran Reef, Neart, and Crab Island.

The really (really) old time surfers in SL, especially Bobbi LaSalle (Laval), have many more memories then I do about the creation of Bundoran Reef and its sister surfing sim, Neart.  But I was fortunate to be a Reef Rider when Bundy was our home.  In those days, being a Reef Rider also meant spending some time as a service to the West of Ireland charity.  I helped out at Nancy's Pub and had the honor of helping with management of the beaches.

December of 2011 was Bundoran Reef's last appearance and was able to finish with an SL Surfing Association competition.  Although there was much gnashing of teeth, bruises, broken bones and boards, the competition was set up with a combinations of pipeline waves with boulders in the water before reaching the beach.  Bundy's last competition ended up being voted the best competition venue of the season.

Bobbi's current Bundy Reef wave design harkens back to those last days of Bundoran Reef and warms my heart (and brings more than a few tears) when I see how many people are enjoying it and especially the spontaneous and organic creation of the tribute to the rocks (my name for it).

I salute all of you and thank you for letting me be part of your community.

Not many of you probably saw Bundoran Reef on its last day.  I'm also including a picture of the sim from over head.

I'd also like to include a link to a Sun Sets on Neart video from earlier in the year.  This was many SL surfers coming to show their support and surfing during Neart's last week.  It's a little long for a youtube video, but a lot of surfers were there over those last few days.

The Waterfront Dancers Presents - The Musical Hairspray; Friday May 15th

The Waterfront Theater folks are at it again. In their 2nd performance for the month of May, the Waterfront Dancers will be performing The Musical Hairspray at 4PM SLT (PST) at their Waterfront Theater on Tai.

The narrative of this stage show is taken from the movie Hairspray and using audacity to adjust it to a Second Life production, produced and choreographed by Diddy Hyun and  performed by The Waterfront Dancers

We will be asking before the show starts to turn off your name tags in Preference/General and check name tags as off, the reason for this is some of us are running as 2 or more characters so this will avoid confusion of the story line and a lot easier visually

We would love you to come along and join in on our fun!!!

DATE FRIDAY MAY 15th
TIME 4 PM SLT
LOCATION  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tai/14/202/721

Beach Boy Concert

The SL Surfing Association (SLSA) is hosting a Beach Boy Concert on Solace Beach at 6:30PM SLT Friday, March 20, 2015.

Put on your boardies or kinis and come join the FUN!!!

(shoes are optional)

The Jersey Boys Get A Secondlife

Sometimes you hear about something that’s just too good to pass up and share with your friends.  We’ve got such a thing coming up this week at the Waterfront Theater on T’ai.

The actors and crew of Waterfront, the same ones who brought you The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert  are bringing back a production of their version of The Jersey Boys! 

Many don’t realize the commitment and sacrifice these talented people go through in order to bring you productions like this.  I have an unconfirmed rumor that the actor in the lead role of Franky has gone through extensive reconstructive surgeries to transform his normal tall and athletic frame to that of the small, somewhat frail Franky.  I’ve also been told that was not enough for his normal rich baritone to be able to reach some of the signature Franky high notes.  A specially fabricated appliance will be worn and the director will be off stage utilizing a wireless remote to carefully time appliance “adjustments” to help reach those particularly high notes.

Don’t miss this once in a lifetime repeat performance of The Jersey Boys this Friday, February 27, 2015 at 3PM SLT.

General admission seating will be available, so please arrive early.  The show begins promptly at 3PM SLT at the T'ai Waterfront Theater and will be full hour of great entertainment!

To help get in the Friday night mood for fun, begin by dancing at Girls on Film on Chi with DJ Tanya beginning at 2PM SLT.  After the show, rejoin DJ Tanya at Punta Hydra.

Meet Your Candidates for the SLSA Board of Directors

From the SL Surfing Association forum post: Meet Your Candidates for Two Vacancies on the Board of Directors to be filled by an election on March 1, 2015! An election for 2 SLSA Director Positions will be held on March 1st, using a voting machine on Solace Dreams just outside the SLSA Clubhouse. If you are an eligible voter (i.e., you have competed in one of the last 6 events or volunteered in one of the last 3 events or are a hall of fame inductee), you will receive a notice when voting is open. We sincerely wish to thank each of the following candidates, who graciously and selflessly have chosen to stand for election on March 1st. We thank these candidates for their community spirit and willingness to serve. They all deserve our appreciation. Each of the following statements was prepared by the respective candidates. ******************************************************** Countess Decosta Ive been around the surfing community since 2007 and been involved in all aspects of the community. I would love to step up and help for the next six months Connie ******************************************************** Name: Daphne Yardley-Wayward Team: Lucky 13 Outside of Surfing: I cheer for SLCS Cheerleaders, I help run SLCS Airlines and I'm blocker for M.Inc.Riot Bitches of the Second Life Roller Derby Association. My vision: I think my vision for SLSA to expand it and make it more visible across grid. WIth the visibility, it can bring more sponsors to our competitions. Also organizing concerts with tribute bands and having parties will help our brand grow and attract more people that never have surf before. I commit to serve a 6 month term. ******************************************************** I, Zelda Zimberman, am able to stand as director and fulfill the full six month term. I surf for Montego team. I've been surfing slsa comps since 2011 and enjoy having fun during the comps. I like surfing with everyone and open to help out the group. I'm trying for director so I can see it still running. My vision for the slsa is for it to just be active. I think collaboration and word of mouth from everyone is important for the slsa to be noticed. I would also like to see more participation and most importantly, everyone having fun! ^.^ -Zelda

Big Kahuna Oahu Surf Contest!

Looks like a fun surfing competition is coming.  On February 22, 2015, Oahu and Ehukai Beach is holding a Big Kahuna Oahu Surf contest.  It's open to anyone who would like to give it a shot.  You can bring your own surfboard or use of one of the rezzers on either the Oahu or Kauai beaches.  Both SSi Fluffy and Maoli NetGen waves are running.

Competition rules are as follows:

1. Contest is open to all who show up on the Ehukai Beach by 1pm slt.

2.  All who want to enter contest must click the button on the contest board that says "Join Contest"

3. Contest will start with first contestant on the board.

4. Once the air horn goes off, the contestant has 2 minutes to show off your best moves on the waves.

5. Once the 2 minutes up, the air horn will blow and the contestant must leave the surf area so the next contestant can take their turn.

6. Contestants can bring their own surfboards or use one of the rezzers from either Oahu or Kauai beaches.

7. When surfing your set it's okay to use both waves on either Oahu or Kauai beaches.

8. Once all contestants have their chance to compete, the voting board will be opened up for voting for 15 minutes.

9. All competitors must vote.  

10. TPing your friends just to vote is not permitted.  If you want your friends to vote for you, then they must attend the event.

11. Winner will receive 1500L and the title of Oahu's Big Kahuana with your own special title in our Oahu group.

12. Most importantly good sportmanship is required and showing your aloha spirit is encouraged.  Good luck to your all and Mahalo.

SLSA Call for Candidates

It's that time again, from MissyLovesu to all SL Surfing Association members:

As per the SLSA Constitution, we will be having a General Election to fill two Board of Director positions. The election is scheduled to be held on March 1st, 2015

If you would like to help keep your SLSA running, please consider standing for election as an SLSA director. As with all Director positions, the term duration will be 6 months, in these cases from March 1st 2014 until August 31, 2015. Applications should be turned in between February 9th and February 15th.

If you wish to stand as a director, please create a note-card (IM's cannot be accepted) in-world, stating: your name, your willingness and ability to serve a full term, any affiliations of team, product or sim ownership, and a paragraph or two outlining your background, and your vision for the SLSA.

Send the note-card to all of the current sitting directors; SummerRain Garnet, Petra Xaris, Lanky Silvercloud, MissyLovesu, and daphne yardley.

Director Eligibility is outlined in the SLSA constitution Section II.B. and can be viewed in the forum at viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1409 or on our web site (won't require a file download).