=========== DIRECTIONS!! ============
Contest location and accommodation on GOOGLE MAPS:
CLICK HERE for Google Map with ALL important landmarks in Port Renfrew!
Directions from Victoria:
1) From Douglas Street, head North along HWY 1
2) Take exit 14 toward Langford/Sooke (go around the underpass loop)
3) Merge onto Millstream Rd
4) Continue onto Veterans Memorial Parkway for approximately 3 km
5) Turn right onto Sooke Road
6) Sooke Road becomes Highway 14, follow it through Sooke, past Jordon
River, Sombrio etc… you will eventually end up in Port Renfrew
=========== Skimboarding Competition ============
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A rider meeting will occur at noon …
It looks like the wave gods are smiling upon us for the Sub Zero Skim Jam! Take a look at the graph from Magic Seaweed!
This past weekend Brennan Wolfe and myself (Brandon Wright) skimmed Mystic beach with Jesse “#1 SkimBC Fan” Gibson and Chris Davies as our super crazy photographers. We all climbed into my recently ruggedized Jeep at around 10am Sunday morning and cruised out to our semi-secret path down to Mystic! It was an exciting hike down with beautiful scenery and the unreal sound of waves crashing along the upcoming shoreline… When the four of us emerged from the bushes to have our first glimpse of the beach we all started to …
SkimBC is proud to announce the Third Annual Sub Zero Skim Jam, building on two previous successful contests. The two-day event will take place on the 13th and 14th of March, in Port Renfrew, British Columbia. Port Renfrew is the pilgrimage made by skimboarders from all over British Columbia, as the location is within close proximity of Victoria (80 kilometer), British Columbia’s capital; while delivering sizable shorebreak. The event admission is $40 per person, which includes the skimboarding event, the after party, and accommodation at the Big Fish Lodge.
Two good friends of SkimBC are headed south on an adventure. Hattie Root’s (Akacia Photography) photography has frequently appeared in SkimBC blogs updates while Byron Schultz commonly partakes in our missions to Port Renfrew. Over the course of the next couple months they will be exploring all the nooks and crannies along the coast of America and Mexico.
I would like to wish these two the best of luck on their epic adventure!
- Brett
It was my first time getting in the water since September due to a dislocated shoulder. I hate injuries. I definitely felt like a rusty old sailor suiting up and my confidence in my ability was quite low. None the less, it felt amazing to be back on my board. I headed down to Gonzales with Chris and my trusty camera yesterday to take advantage of a mild winter day. Thanks to Chris for coming out and taking photos.
