Rincon Chapter Updates

Hello Rincon!
I'd like to share all of the chapter updates from Thursday's meeting. Remember, Surfrider meets at the marina over by Joe's Bar in Club Nautico on the first Thursday of every month. Anyone can come, bring your pets if you'd like, and yes...there's beer!

Down to business:
1. The Fundacion Surfrider Rincon would like to send out a huge "Thank You" to Andrew, our intern that was helping out the chapter last month. His organization skills and help at the clean up were greatly appreciated

2. Our summer time beach clean up was a success! Check out the photos on our Facebook Page
We had a lot of new faces helping the Surfrider team collect trash and debris not only on the beach, but out on the reef.

3. We're planning a big fundraiser...could it be a block party? Keep checking for updates.

4. International Coastal Clean Day is September 17th, 2011. We'll pick a beach to set up our station and spend the rest of the morning collecting trash from our beaches and documenting what we've found. The usual suspects: straws, cups, cigerette butts...
Please join us on this big day where thousands of people around the world will also try to make a difference for the places they love, the ocean and beaches.

5. The World Tour of Body Boarding is coming to Middles in Isabela this season, from the 1st-13th of November. We're planning on participating with inspiration from the work we did at the Rip Curl Pro Search last year. An excellent opportunity to spread awareness to a vast group of people

6. Wess, the previous chapter chair, just received the grant for Marine Debris Removal from NOAA! This is big news for change on the reefs that surround Puerto Rico. Him and a team of volunteers including local businesses are planning to remove parts of a shipwreck on coral on the coast of Cabo Rojo. As part of this grant, we'll be working on a program to re-establish trash and recycling programs on land, so more garbage does not end up in the sea.

This is very big news for Rincon, seeing as I've been spying just a bit too much garbage around. We all have the power to change our surroundings, please join us in the mission to keep things clean, pristine, and better than when we found it.

That's it! Lots of great things to come and more positive work for the environment. Thank you to all of the volunteers and people out there who try to make a difference each day.

Rincon Wave Buoy

Rincon, PR Wave Buoy

Click on this link to read charts of local wave conditions and sea surface temperature, updating every 30 minutes.

Haga clic en este enlace para leer las cartas de las condiciones locales de onda y la temperatura superficial del mar, la actualización cada 30 minutos.

International Surfring Day 2010; Art Auction at Rincon of the Seas

Sunday June 20th at 6 pm





On Sunday June 20th 2010 the chapter of the Surfrider Foundation in Rincon will be holding a fundraising event as part of the world wide celebration of 'International Surfing Day.' This global celebration was established by the Surfrider Foundation and other partners over 6 years ago. Last year was the most successful year yet with over 105 ISD events held at locations around the world. Once again, SURFING Magazine will be working with the Surfrider Foundation and other partners to use this day to help raise awareness about beach and coastal environmental issues. Our chapter will be participating by holding an art auction titled 'Raising Awareness with Art' celebrating the sport of surfing and the natural world.

The auction will feature the works of local, regional, and internationally renowned artists such as Kurt Ziegler, Steve Fitzpatrick, Rachel Tanner, Helen Clymer, Roberto Ortiz, Aaron Terry and more. In addition to the art auction we will be holding raffles, showing a slideshow looking back on the past surfing season, enjoying food and wine, and music. The entrance fee is $10 at the door and the event begins at 6 pm. The event will be held at the Rincon of the Seas Grand Caribbean Hotel in the Ballroom.








Be sure to check back for more updates and the event program.


THERE ARE AROUND 100 ITEMS IN THE EVENT.  THE FOLLOWING ARE JUST A GLIMPSE OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE OFFERED.  

Raffle Items! 

Restaurants - Rincon of the Seas "Dinner Under the Stars," One Ten Thai, Cosina Creativa, The Rum Shack, The English Rose, Rock Bottom at the Casa Verde, Tickets to the Festival Gastronomico, and more!




A ride for two with Tropical Trial Rides in Isabela.  For information about Tropical Trail Rides click here.




An evening cruise for group of 6 in Ponce Bay aboard a vessel in Nautifull's fleet.  For more information about the Nautifull experience click here.  To read more about Nautifull Click here.




Ride in style with the crew from Taino divers to Isla Desecheo.  We will be raffling off a snorkel trip good for a trip to Isla Desecheo.

Win a two hour lesson with the crew from Surf 787 Surf school.  Click here to read more about what Surf 787 has to offer!

Win a Nixon watch donated from El Rincon Surf Shop in Aquadilla! Click here to check out this epic surf shop! 


Featured Artists and their contributions:





Steve Fitzpatrick will be contributing 2 prints of his images sizes = 20x24 and 16x20.  But, hiand more (sizes = 16 x 20 signed)! We are pleased to have Surf Caribe is a sponsor of this event. Visit their site by clicking here. Another highlight of the evening will be a entertaining slideshow of titled "Surf Caribe Presents: A Selection of images by Steve Fitzpatrick from the 2009/2010 Puerto Rico winter surf season."





Kurt Ziegler originals "Houses" and "Way Fish" acrylic on canvas along with many signed prints.



A contribution from Roberto Ortiz the owner of Secret Garden Art Gallery in Rincon, PR, titled "Nautilus Complex" a mono-print retouched with paint.




Art work by Aaron Terry. Check out more of Aaron's work by visiting his site by clicking here.

Rachel Tanner is contributing 2 large framed prints and many smaller prints.

Helen Clymer "Pools beach" Image unavailable, however her work is epic...see below.




Bruce Burt "Sea Fan" Medium Acrylic 9 x 12"





Russel Crotty "Grey Bluffs" Visit his site by clicking here.




In addition, amateurs will be contributing pieces to the event



Like a glicee (30 x 30) of a Hawskbill sea turtle swooping over the reef in Reserva Marina Tres Palmas (W.Merten)

Come help support the local chapter of the Surfrider Foundation expand its water quality monitoring program, beach and reef restoration programs, coastal reforestation program and other chapter related efforts such as outreach and education for the 2010/2011 season!

Click here to view the press release.


Surfrider Rincon

Water Quality Monitoring Rincon

posted by Wessley Merten

Photos of Limpieza Internacional de Costas 2009

Last week a group of more than 20 volunteers came out to clean Playa Marias as part of the International Coastal Cleanup day. The Playa Marias site was one of 6 being cleaned in Rincon, and one of hundreds being cleaned around Puerto Rico; The other sites around Rincon were Sandy Beach, Domes, Steps, the Balneario, and Barrio. All the volunteers enjoyed the time spent and effort put forth to help restore and maintain a better beach environment in Rincon. A feeling of gratification was evident knowing that at the same time volunteers all around the world were working simultaneously (more or less) to improve Earth's coastal habitats. Surfrider Foundation Rincon would like to thank Scuba Dogs for their continued passion towards beach and ocean conservation, the municipality of Rincon for their help, and all of the volunteers that made it truely possible. Thanks!

Un espacio para el periodismo ambiental

Por Mariam Ludim Rosa Vélez
mariamludim@uprm.edu
PRENSA RUM

Los periodistas ciudadanos ambientales

El Taller de Periodismo Con Ciencia agrupó a colegiales de los departamentos de Estudios Hispánicos, Inglés, Arte, Humanidades, Psicología, Biología, Ingeniería Química, Ciencias Marinas y Ciencias Sociales. Igualmente, participaron egresados del RUM y colaboradores de Sea Grant y del Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios del Litoral.

La graduación en el último brinco

Desde junio hasta septiembre, los participantes del taller tomaron los cursos que les permitieron lanzarse a un proyecto periodístico multimedios. Ya constituidos como un equipo de trabajo, a finales del mes de agosto, asumieron el reto de documentar periodísticamente una noticia ambiental.

Se trató de la limpieza del cuerpo de agua conocido como El último brinco en el sector Calvache de Rincón. “Es un área que tiene el potencial para ser desarrollado para ecoturismo, hay áreas verdes, un cuerpo de agua, distintas especies de aves, hay árboles que crean sombra para pasar el día, caminar, dispersión y ocio. Parte de nuestra experiencia allí, fue conocer esta área y al darnos cuenta que tiene este potencial y que hay personas que tienen el interés de que el lugar surja como una nueva área de recreación, nos dirigimos a hacer esta noticia”, explicó Oliver Bencosme, uno de los participantes del taller, quien labora como diseñador gráfico de Sea Grant.

Para mas information haga clic aqui.