Sunday, August 8, 2010

















Surf's up dude...

We headed to Wrightsville Beach this weekend in Wilmington, NC for the "They Will Surf Again Event" which was sponsored by Life Rolls On. Life Rolls On was founded by Jesse Billauer, a California surfer who was paralyzed as a teenager from a surfing accident in 1996. There were about 35 participants and about 200 volunteers. Will, Ty, & I had a blast. The waves were awesome! It was pretty cool to watch Will go way out, battling through the breakers and then come hauling ass in. It was a little nerve wracking to watch this, but each surfer had about 8 volunteers out there with them. Will went out twice, for about 20 min each time. I am going to try and post some videos and pictures. Here are links to the stories, pictures, & video on-line.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/08/08/619471/surfing-smiling-again.html

http://coastal.news14.com/content/629003/people-with-spinal-injuries-given-the-chance-to-surf