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Imagine someone coming into your room in the middle of the night, sneaking up nice and close to you with a giant gong and smacking it as hard as they can every 5 - 10 sec. Now allow your room to rotate and twist. Suddenly you have rolled to one side of your bed, and then the other, and then back again, all the while the gong keeps going. It is hot and you are sweating profusely despite having thrown your only sheet to the other side of the bed.
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Frequent blog followers will be privy to our search for a mystical barrelling right hand point break on St Helena Island, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. When we arrived after 12 days at sea, we almost fell over ourselves getting off the boat, into a rental car, Sitka boards on the roof, Globe sandals on, Livity hats on and driving to the beach.
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The popularity of surfing and surfers has been in flux since the first wave riders experienced the thrill of rushing towards shore, powered by the liquid crashing force of waves. The ancient Polynesians and Hawaiians are heralded as the forefathers of our sport. Early European explorers and discoverers were astonished to see "savage" natives riding broken waves in their canoes or on rough hewn log planks, for no other purpose than recreation. Unfortunately, many of these early explorers were also vehement Christians spreading their versions of the word of God.
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The Ocean Gybe gang spent a little time giving surf lessons to street children and cleaning up the beach at Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town. The "Let’s Go Surfing" project is a drop in centre on Saturdays and Sundays for kids to go to the beach, get a free surfing lesson, grab some food to eat, do a beach clean-up and learn about the ocean.
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The boys on the Tandem Tour are wheeling their way across the country. They recently made a stop in Toronto where they auctioned off a bunch of Sitka gear to raise some funds.
They've just posted episode 3 of Tandem TV and it's a gooder. Check it out here.
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This is a kick-start street party for all Johnson, Yates & Pandora street retailers for our' Late Night Summer Shopping Hours'.
From June 17th onward, we are all open until 8pm Thursdays & Fridays.
Each store will also be offering special promotions with a donation to the mustard seed. Please come shop and support a great cause.
Sitka on 538 Yates St. in Victoria will be open until 9pm and offering 25% off all clothing during those hours. Refreshments will be provided.
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As of December last year, June 8th is now officially World Ocean Day as per the recommendation of the United Nations. It is a day to celebrate our oceans, to remember how incredibly important they are to the survival of our planet and a day to try and provoke change in an effort to help protect and nurture them.
Read the full post on OceanGybe's website....
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Sitka is supporting 4 guys riding a tandem bike across the country to raise money for 4 charities of each of their choice, also known as the 2010 Tandem Tour. They departed on May 5, and we'll keep you updated on the ups and downs of literally being attached at the groin for a couple months... Sounds interesting!
Here's the info they provided about their journey:
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A young boy in Victoria has recently been diagnosed with cancer. His family needs help providing care for him and a dedicated group of supporters named Rene's Rainbow have come together to try to provide this support.
Please go to their website to read their story and make a donation if you have the means. There is an event planned for May 15th to raise funds for Rene and that info is also on the donation page.
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It's been a while since we've done an OceanGybe update, but that's not for lack of interesting news on their end. Be sure to check out their blog for all of their latest updates and lots of new photos.
They've completed their circumnavigation of the globe, but are still on the move. Here is Bryson's reflections on sailing around the world:
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