SHAME ON YOU SSA!

Swami's Surfing Association had their annual coalition contest at Cardiff Reef last weekend. They've had the contest at Cardiff for many years. 2 years ago, one of the coalition reps from another club was walking around the parking lot with a beer in hand (which isn't permitted) right before the coalition meeting. He was busted by a State Park Ranger. This not so bright person got a little mouthy with the ranger and caused quite a rucous. Well last year the permit fee mysteriously went up quite significantly. Most likely as a result of the violation the prior year. SSA had been on great terms with the State Parks due to helping to maintain the area, and were getting quite significantly reduced permits. Not any longer. So last year SSA was forced to move the contest to D-Street in Encinitas. As expected the contest was a flop. Who wants to surf D-Street on a Longboard and pay $80 entry fee to do it. So, Swami's solution this year was to have Global Surf Industries sponsor the event. Now, what's wrong with that you say? GSI is a huge importer of chinese/thailand made pe/pu surfboards that are presently trying to undercut the local shapers. Thats all I'm going to say about that. With a little research you can find numerous rants on-line about chinese/thailand imports. So Swami's, a club that has been around for many years and has been supported by countless local board manufacturers through the good and bad times, have basically stabbed em all in the back, so they could have a weekend in the sun. Shame on you Swami's.