Get some unique surf clothes for your wardrobe

Like wearing surf stuff, but looking for something different to all the 'No Fear-Kev Gear' major brands? Then make sure you check out these fantastic t-shirts and hoodies from Sarah at Backpack-Rack.

She designs and hand paints the t-shirts and hoodies so you're actually buying a piece of art you can wear too!

Sarah uses 100% organic cotton, non-toxic ink and for every purchase she donates £1 to Greenpeace.

Check out Sarah's site for more designs and information.

Make sure you stand out from the crowd on the beach...

New look website coming soon

Here's a sneaky peek at the new-look design style feel for this year's paddleroundthepier.com website.

Add the site to your favourites and keep checking back from February 9th to see the site in it's glory.

6 months and counting...

Happy new year! Just a quick update to say that with 6 months to go, plans for this year's Paddle Round The Pier Beach Festival are well underway.

This week's meeting of the organising committee revealed that the size of the event is going to be three-times the size as last year!

There's a great new website under development at the moment, thanks to Dan @ Bionic Media and James @ Sharkbait. Kepp checking paddleroundpier.com from February 9th for more info on all the events, fun and games taking place on 5 and 6 of July.

Aloha

Thanks from one of our charities

This featured on a recent OnBoard eNewsletter from one of our charities SurfAid International:

2007 Paddle Round The Pier Beach Festival Benefits SurfAid for the 3rd Time!

For three years running now, SurfAid has been the beneficiary of the Paddle Round the Pier Beach Festival in Brighton, U.K. A big thanks goes out to Dave Samuel, Henrietta Hutcheon and everyone involved in this year's event for raising nearly $8,000 for SurfAid's efforts.

We are pleased to announce that next year's event will once again benefit the people of the Mentawai Islands and Nias.

Another video, but it ain't Brighton!

Thanks to Alex Wade for posting this on his most excellent 'Surf Nation' blog for The Times...



Cross your fingers for those big South Westerlies to blow and you never know!

This year's event on film

The 'official' video of this year's Paddle Round The Pier Beach Festival will be here soon (including a pumping Fat Boy Slim track kindly donated by the man himself), but in the meantime check out these films made by local media:

ITV Local - direct link

Absolute Brighton - search for 'Paddle Round The Pier'

The Argus - direct link

Aloha!

Aloha and welcome to my blog for the Paddle Round The Pier annual event in Brighton.

I am charged with marketing and pr related activities so if you can help us at all in any of these areas then please email me.

And for all other enquiries then contact Dave Samuel

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