by Andy Baron
Switchfoot is back home in San Diego County and gearing up to mix it up on the waves this Saturday, June 26th at their 6th Annual Switchfoot Bro-Am, presented by Hurley. The free event will include a surf contest and roster of A-list bands & local musicians at beautiful Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, and will benefit local chapters of StandUp For Kids…
The festivities start the night before, with a Pre-Event Auction to raise money for the charity, which Switchfoot has been working with since their first Bro-Am in 2005. Saturday’s surf contest is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with live music on the beach from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. by Timmy Curran, Dynamite Walls, Jon Foreman and Friends, OK Go to name a few.
Saturday evening finishes off with an After-Party hosted by Teva and Switchfoot at the Belly Up Tavern, featuring the Bro-Am All-Stars, Silent Comedy & The Howls, and a sneak peak of our own Rob Machado’s new surf film, Melali: The Drifter Sessions (scheduled for release in July.)
This year’s surf contest participants include riders representing Hurley, Billabong, Surf Ride, Macbeth, and other teams, as well as Rob Machado, and members of Switchfoot. Switching up the feet brings plenty of humor to the waves, as the pros are forced to surf with their ‘weak’ foot forward. Between surf contest heats there will be a nerf surf-jousting exposition on the waves. San Diego-based Sustainable Waves will provide cutting-edge solar-powered sound and staging, preventing the emission of approximately 1,000 lbs of CO2 into the atmosphere (the equivalent of not driving your car approximately 1,100 miles).
The event will benefit the San Diego and Oceanside chapters of StandUp For Kids, a national, nonprofit volunteer outreach organization dedicated to making a difference in the lives of at-risk, homeless, and street kids across America. Event sponsor and vendor funds, along with proceeds from the Pre-Event Auction and After Party, will go to the local chapters of the program.
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