Northside Pier Fest
August 19, 2023 8:00 AM
Contest Recap
Thank you for participating in the Northside Pier Fest! We had 135 competitors in 10 divisions. Conditions were great the entire day with the surf at 2-3 feet and fair.
A huge thank you to Arbor Venice for all their generous support and all of the cool 1st place prize decks! We value all our sponsors and can’t put these contests on without you.
Anderson Surfboards contacted us to see if we were interested in raffling off a beautiful 9'2" Finalmente with a Farberow flex fin to help the Maui relief effort and we gladly accepted. Mollusk Surf Shop followed suit and donated the exact same board in white to try to raise even more money!
Steve Siegrest, a VSA member and one of the best surfers in the club won the first board and we know it will be ridden well and cared for. Congratulations Steve!
Friend and VSA member Shep Stern won the main board, and (not being an avid surfer) he immediately donated it back to raise more money at our upcoming silent auction. Huge thanks to Shep for this kind gesture, and keep your eyes on our Instagram account for more details on the board that keeps on giving.
So far, we have raised about $5,000 raffling off these boards. Thank you, Pamela Anderson and Anderson Surfboards, and to Mollusk Surf Shop for these amazing donations. Our thoughts are with the people of Lahaina and Maui; we hope this helps in some small way.
Other Events
Earth Day Cleanup
Earth Day Cleanup
April 22, 2024
Marine Mammal Care Educational Booth
Marine Mammal Care Educational Booth
April 5, 2024
Our friends at Marine Mammal Care have been invited to host an educational booth in Huntington Beach.
Heavy Water Screening
Heavy Water Screening
April 4, 2024
We will be screening Heavy Water, directed by VSA’s Michael Oblowitz, at the Waterfront. He will also be sharing the never-before-screened sizzle of an upcoming film on Sunny Garcia.
Meeting on Sand Dunes
Meeting on Sand Dunes
March 26, 2024
A chance to learn about the plans to build sand dunes on the beach in Venice.
Grom Day 2024
Grom Day 2024
March 2, 2024
VSA Silent Auction
VSA Silent Auction
October 26, 2023
Art show and silent auction benefitting the VSA and Marine Mammal Care Center.
Beach Cleanup
Beach Cleanup
September 23, 2023
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Accidental Icon Screening
Accidental Icon Screening
March 23, 2023
Come out to the Waterfront and watch Accidental Icon (60min) and get a chance to ask Kathy Kohner (the original Gidget) questions about her role in the women’s surf movement. We will also be screening local surfer Rubiana Brownwell’s latest surf vlog.
International Women's Day Paddle Out
International Women's Day Paddle Out
March 8, 2023
Meet at the Venice Pier parking lot at 6:30am. A great opportunity for women to meet (and surf with) the other women in the VSA. We will have coffee and bagels on the beach.
2022 Venice Breakwater Open
2022 Venice Breakwater Open
October 17, 2022
Our first contest will be Saturday, October 15th at the Venice Breakwater.
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