Cars from Bananas and Pineapples

Hey Puerto Rico, this could be your next big thing...

With all of the guineos y pina around, this could work. Cars made from fruit!

The Volcom Girl's Surf Team in Puerto Rico! Can you spot where they're at?

Congratulations Kelly! 10 X World Champ and Rip Curl Pro Seach 2010 Champ!

Yesterday, November 6th, 2010 Kelly Slater made surfing history by winning his 10th world title in perfect 3-4' surf at Playa Middles in Isabela, PR. Thousands of fans turned out to witness the history in the making. Watch the Quarterfinal heat below that Slater won to secure his 10th World Title victory! Congratulations Kelly!

Not only did he win his 10th World Title but he also won the Rip Curl Pro Search 2010! Watch the final heat below!

Marine Life of Puerto Rico

Recently, the local chapter of the Surfrider Foundation in Rincon launched a new site for the community called marinelifpr.org.  This site was constructed to allow users to increase their knowledge about reefs, and the organisms that call them home, and share their photos and videos with the rest of the world.  The site will be continually updated and we hope with photos from users like yourself.  If you have any photos you would like published on the site please click here and follow the directions.  Thanks! 

www.marinelifepr.org

"The Edge of the Sea" film

"The Edge of The Sea" is a 26 minute documentary film that tells of a group of fishermen and their fight to stop a mega development that would privatize one of the last untouched beaches in the west coast of Puerto Rico. Check out the trailer below.

Produced and Directed by Maria Jose Calderon

Camera and Sound: Molly Snyder-Fink

Music by Melvin López, "Mijo de la Palma"

Production Assistant: Oliver Bencosme

Programa Sea Grant favorece ley de costas claras

As reported by the Associated Press
en el Vocero de Puerto Rico
14 de agosto de 2009 11:00 am

MAYAGUEZ - El director del Programa Sea Grant del recinto de Mayagüez de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Ruperto Chaparro, dio la bienvenida a una nueva ley de costas que defina claramente la zona marítimo terrestre al tiempo que proteja el patrimonio.

Actualmente, la zona marítimo terrestre incluye el espacio de costa bañado por el mar, en donde son sensibles las mareas y las mayores olas en los temporales, así como los terrenos ganados al mar y las márgenes de los ríos. Pero el Reglamento 17 de la Junta de Planificación sobre la zonificación de las costas especifica una “zona de separación” que prohíbe construir en una faja de 50 metros de ancho desde la zona marítimo terrestre.


Una propuesta del representante Carlos “Johnny” Méndez (foto) establecería por ley que la zona marítimo terrestre “nunca será menos de 50 metros”. EL VOCERO/Archivo


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    Celebramos ''International Surfing Day'' y el Solsticio del Verano 

Celebrate ''International Surfing Day'' & the Summer Solstice 

6.20.2009 Playa Steps @ 8 am - 1 pm

Este día nos da una ocasión de promover y de celebrar el deporte mientras que trae conocimiento al estado de nuestros océanos y playas.

Created by SURFING Magazine, this unofficial, official surfers' holiday gives us a chance to promote and celebrate the sport while bringing awareness to the state of our oceans and beaches

El municipio de Rincon y la Fundacion Surfrider les invitana a

Limpieza de Playa Steps / Beach Cleanup at Steps Beach 

@ 8AM

PALETEO / PADDLE - Steps > El Faro > Steps 

@ 10AM

''POT LUCK'' - Almuerzo/Lunch - Playa Steps en Rincon 

@ 12PM

Trae tu tabla, plato favorito, y un amigo

Bienvenidos Todos

Reduce, Reusa, Recicla: Trae Tu Plato, Vaso Reusable, y una silla gracias

Bring your board, favorite dish, and a friend

Everyone Welcome!

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: bring your own reusable lunch plate, a glass, and a chair.

Habran regalos, bolsas, guantes para los particpantes.

Para mas informacion/for more Info 787.823.2784 o salvatrespalmas@yahoo.com

Rincón Students Study the Changing Coastline

On May 18th, students from the Manuel García Pérez Highschool presented the results of their studies on Rincón's changing coastlines. During the last school semester and with help and support from CIEL and SeaGrant, the students studied historical changes in the coastline. In addition to visiting the different beaches, students interviewed local residents. The results were presented to a group that included Mayor Carlos López that assembled at the Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito de Rincón who commented that the students' findings paralleled those of the USGS.

Learn more about the project and the presentation at CIEL's blog.

Memorias de la Costa

por: Carlos J. Carrero Morales

El martes 18 de mayo de 2009 en la noche, un grupo de estudiantes de la Escuela Superior Manuel García Pérez de Rincón, se dieron cita en el salón de actividades de la Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito de Rincón para informarle a la comunidad de este pueblo las diversas transformaciones de la costa de Rincón en los últimos años.

Como parte de un programa de integración curricular de los cursos de Investigación Científica e Historia de Puerto Rico y con el apoyo del Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios del Litoral (CIEL) y el Programa Sea Grant, los estudiantes estuvieron durante el pasado semestre realizando una investigación sobre los cambios en la costa de Rincón titulado Historia y Condiciones de las Playas y Costas de Rincón.

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Salva Tres Palmas - Free Screening

The 2009 Rincón International Film Festival is taking place this week in Rincón, PR. 60 films were selected from over 350 submissions and are being screened around Rincón from April 28 - May 3.

Salva Tres Palmas - The Film is being shown on Sunday, May 3 at 7pm in Rincón's town plaza. This screening is FREE and open to the public.

Salva Tres Palmas tells the story of the Surfrider Foundation campaign and the resulting environmental victory that gave life to the Tres Palmas Marine Reserve, the first marine reserve on the main island of Puerto Rico. Tres Palmas has earned a global reputation for its "giant" surfing waves and for possessing one of the healthiest Elkhorn coral reef colonies throughout the Caribbean. This coral has a vital ecological importance to the shores of Rincón, the health of the sea and the species that inhabit it.

The Film Festival is being sponsored in part by the Tourism Association of Rincón and Porta del Sol along with a variety of local merchants including the Secret Garden Art Gallery, the Shipwreck Bar & Grill, and Uncharted Studios.

Reef Restoration in San Juan Puerto Rico

The San Juan Bay Estuary Program finished placing artificial reef structures earlier this month as part of an environmental-restoration initiative. The $138,000 restoration project consists of placing cement reef-replication modules (known as Taíno reefs) to replace coral-reef habitat lost as a result of the 1994 grounding of the barge Morris J. Berman, which spilled approximately 925,000 gallons of oil into the waters and beaches of San Juan. “The artificial reefs serve as a magnet to submarine life. Later, we will manually add natural coral reefs to further populate the area,” said San Juan Bay Estuary Program Executive Director Javier Laureano. The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service and the local Department of Natural & Environmental Resources are the natural resource trustees in charge of restoring the balance of the injured ecosystem. In 2000, the parties reached an agreement to undertake three restoration projects, one of which was coral reefs. A Taíno Reef in San Juan “Tourists and citizens alike will be able to enjoy the coral reef landscape. We have set up an educative exhibition at Condado Beach. With a trail map and basic snorkeling equipment, visitors can enjoy the scenery in the Condado Lagoon. On the other hand, to take a look in Escambrón Beach, visitors need more experience as it is deeper and requires scuba-diving equipment,” Laureano said. For more information, check out the Berman Restoration Projects Annual Report

WE NEED SURFERS and PEOPLE TO COME,

to a judicial hearing that will determine how the court will rule when the community requests for the correct Step Back (deslinde) from the beach line in the maritime zone for a building proposed to be built along the coast.


When: The judicial hearing will be on Wednesday 18 of March at 9am

Where: San Juan Court, in Hato Rey Judicial court Room 904.

Case num: K PE2008-3976 Shores for All Coalition vs Playa Almendro, Inc.

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Supertones Live at Pool Bar Tomorrow Night!

Come join Rincón's chapter of Surfrider Foundation tomorrow night March 14th, 2009 at 9:00 p.m at the Pool Bar in Barrio Puntas, Rincón for some live music provided by the Supertones! All proceeds will help fund the chapter's various programs and campaigns.

Bamboo Beach and Rescate Playa Isabela hosts an event for Surfrider Foundation Rincón

With the venue provided for by Bamboo Beach in Isabela, Rescate Playa Isabela hosted Surfrider Foundation Rincón for the showing of the film 'Salva Tres Palmas.' The film documents the progress of implementing the Tres Palmas Marine Reserve as the first official marine reserve on the main island of Puerto Rico. Highlights of the film include essential communal, scientific, and environmental agencies' points-of-view on the importance of protecting this unique area, fantastic photography and video, and outstanding music provided for by Mijo de la Palma. Surfrider Foundation Rincón would like to thank Bamboo Beach for providing the excellent venue, and Rescate Playa Isabela for hosting the event. We will look forward to future collaborations.