The Forever Summer Surf Fest II is now a memory… it ended with an absolute BANG! on Sunday 6/27/2010. There were so many activities over the 10 days, so much to see and learn about… and all have agreed, the festival was truly a success! Hat’s off to Revlon Benoir and Mick Lunasea for pulling together a community to celebrate Surfing of Second Life in a way that encouraged unity!
The Festival officially opened on June 19th with carnival rides, exhibits and games already set up. The Photos being submitted for the contest started popping up in the contest huts and people were free to mill about the entire full sim to see what the Second Life Surf Community has to offer. Exhibitors ranged from surfboard texture designers to wave and board scriptor/creators to surf sims to other creators that support the community. There were an amazing number of exhibits all creatively put together.
On June 20th, the first ever (that I know of) paddle board competition was held! This contest required the entrant to lay on their boards and just paddle around the sim perimeter. It was an event that anyone could participate in! The competition was fierce and held in a multi heat style. At the end, the results were…1st: Colleen Brennan; 2nd: Kim Henig; 3rd: Kalif Christenson
Throughout the week, there were other various activities generally anchored by a DJ or Band. Lots of just gathering and exploring the exhibits and just hanging out with friends – old and new. On Friday night, 6/25, the festival returned us to HighSchool with a Homecoming party of sorts. DJ RJ Schwade provided the sounds, Tauri Tigerpaw provided the “speech” and the Festival Couple was crowned. That couple just happened to be Jac and me, so we were awarded the crowns and then danced the night away with friends, laughter and fun..
The weekend brought lots more activity with an awesome Fashion Show featuring surf- and beachwear on Saturday afternoon. The Opium Modeling Agency did a great job showing off the creations of several of the surf community’s finest. The models fought the lag and displayed some very hot and sporty looks. The show was well attended and the crowd very receptive to the hot chicks in bikinis and the equally sizzling guys in boardies and such.
After the competition, Sally LaSalle, a long time surf community member; former SLSA director and owner of the Chi sim, talked to teh crowd about why the surf community of Second Life is important and how all can be involved. Then we were treated to Sebastian Saramago, Surf Systems Inc Creator, speaking about “Future of Surfing Technology in SL” from his point of view. Both Sally and Sebastian are well thought of throughout the community and the crowd was very complimentary of their presentations. Sally’s Speech and Sebastian’s Speech can be found on the Surfwatch blog.
Ev’rybody’s learnin’ how.
Come on a safari with me.
(Come on a safari with…)
Early in the morning we’ll be starting out.
Some honeys will be comin’ along.
We’re loading up our woodie with our boards inside,
And headin’ out singing our song.
Come on baby, wait and see, yes
I’m gonna take you surfin’ with me. (Come on along.)
Yes baby, wait and see, yeah,
I’m gonna take you surfin’ with me.
Let’s go surfin’ now.
Ev’rybody’s learnin’ how.
Come on a safari with me.
(Come on a safari with…).
Sol Existence 
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