Your Invitation to the SurfWatch 2 Year Anniversary Celebration!

SurfWatch is proud to invite you to our 2 year anniversary celebration!  Mark your calendars for a day of fun on Saturday, February 27, 2010, from 9 AM SLT to 9 PM SLT at Southend and Stables.  The day's activities will include wave demonstrations, guest speakers, singers, DJs, a comedian, surf videos, vendors, beach and summer wear fashion show, a mini surf competition, a surf photo art contest, a surfboard art design contest, fireworks and much more!  We look forward to celebrating our 2 year birthday with you!  Trophies, cash and a very special annniversary celebration gift to be awarded!

If you are a surfboard or wave vendor interested in displaying at the event, please contact Event Director, Mari Monentes.

If you have a surfing video or are interested in making a 60 second video commercial for display at the event, on youtube, and in future SurfWatch video productions, please contact Tauri Tigerpaw or Aeryn Kidd. 

If you are an SL photographer and are interested in entering your work in the surf and beach photo competition, please contact Bobbi Laval.  Cash prizes, trophies and more!  More details on this to be posted in SurfWatch soon.

If you are an SL surfboard art designer and are interested in entering your work in the surfboard art design contest, please contact Mick Lunasea.  Cash prizes, trophies and more!  More details on this to be posted in SurfWatch soon.

If you are interested in more information on the beach fashion event, please contact Emma Portilo.

If you are an SL surfer interested in competing in a very special different mini surfing competition, be sure to watch for more information on the Surfwatch mini competition taking place on the day of the party!  Cash prizes, trophies and more!

Mark your calendars and consider this your personal invitation to come celebrate with SurfWatch!  Watch SurfWatch for more details and information or contact Mari Monentes for specific information.

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SurfWatch In-World Edition

Coming March 1, 2010 - SurfWatch In-World Edition Vol. 4!

Exposure...advertise to a growing market. SL surfing is one of the fastest growing activities in SL and SurfWatch is the premier news source for everything related to SL surfing, at http://SurfWatch.blogspot.com with 24/7 exposure and live SL surf world coverage, and in our SurfWatch In-World Edition hard copy magazine currently published quarterly. This 4th volume, coming out March 1, 2010, is celebrating a Surfwatch milestone! Surfwatch turns 2 this year, and we'll be featuring a lot of fun information and looks back and forward!

If you're interested in being a part of Surfwatch history and gaining exposure for your business, please contact Ashleigh Dickins. Just let us know what suits your needs and send the appropriately sized graphic to ashleigh.dickins@gmail.com with a subject pertaining to Surfwatch ads.  If you have more questions please feel free to contact us!

Affordable and effective, there are several ways to advertise with SurfWatch!

In-World Edition:

These advertisements will be published in the next available in-world publication. If you would like to request a specific quarter for publication, please let us know and we can discuss upcoming release dates.

2 pages spread - $3,000L - size: 768x512
1 page - $2,000L - size: 384x512
1/2 page wide - $1,200L - size: 384x256
1/2 page tall - $1,000L - size: 192x512
1/3 page column - $500L - size: 128x512
1/8 page blurb - $300L - size: 192x128
All sizes are width x height

Combo Packs

Epic - 2 page spread, 1 review, and 2 week run in sidebar - $4,500L
Pipes - 1 page spread, 1 review, and 1 week run in sidebar - $3,000L
Fluffy - 1/2 page orientation choice, 1 week run in sidebar - $2,000L
Sea spray - 1/3 page column, 4 day run in sidebar - $900L
Ripples - 1/8 page blurb, 1 announcement or review - $400L

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West of Ireland Celebrates Celtic Waves with SurfBoard Design Contest

West of Ireland (WOI), Second Life (SL) –
As its third anniversary in SL approaches, the West of Ireland charity estate is celebrating with a new design for the loaner surfboards that are provided on its surfing beaches. A texture design competition will be held to determine the new signature look of the surfboards. The winning design will receive a voucher for a fully modifiable SSi Surfboard Template donated by Sebastian Saramago of Surf Systems Inc. - a 2500L$ value. WOI features several quality surfing beaches including Bundoran Reef, Neart, and Crab Island.


Competition details and specifications are available from contest signs placed around the West of Ireland estate and at a variety of surfing-related sims whose owners are graciously supporting this effort. There is a $L300 entry fee for each submitted design. Entries will be accepted beginning February 1st, and must be submitted no later than midnight SLT February 18th to be considered. All proceeds from the contest will be donated to the real world charity Project Children.

Up to five designs will be chosen from the initial entries by a panel consisting of an artist, a representative from the WOI, and a representative from the surfing community. Designs will be chosen based on how well they meet the required WOI design specifications, originality, style, and artistic quality. The selected designs will be placed on display along the boardwalk to the west of Nancy Blake's Pub on the border of the West of Ireland and Bundoran Reef sims by February 27. The public are encouraged to view the designs, and vote for their favorite. Voting will continue until shortly before Noon on March 18th, during WOI’s Annual Festival of Saint Patrick. The winning design will be announced that afternoon during Desirae Beaumont's DJ show at Nancy Blake's, which will begin at Noon SLT. The winning design will also be posted on the blog SurfWatch and the West of Ireland’s website.

Useful SLURLS:
West Of Ireland, Nancy Blake’s Pub . . .
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/137/235/27

Important Links:
http://www.irelandsl.org/

The West of Ireland is a Second Life charity estate created to support the programs of the South Texas Celtic Music Association (STCMA), a recognized 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in the United States. Additionally, the West of Ireland has been approved by Linden Labs, the creators of Second Life, as a certified nonprofit.

The mission of the West of Ireland is to promote Irish and Celtic culture within Second Life and raise awareness of Project Children, while providing guests and community members with an entertaining and welcoming environment and to raise funds for Project Children.

Project Children is an international organization that takes children from Northern Ireland on summer trips to stay with host families in the United States. Catholic and Protestant children are brought together in a calm and multi-cultural environment in an effort to overcome the stronghold of prejudices that have burdened Northern Ireland for so long. The South Texas Celtic Music Association (STCMA) raises funds for Project Children at its annual Celtic Music Festival and through the Second Life West of Ireland charity estate to pay the transportation costs for children participating in Project Children. For information on Project Children: http://www.projectchildren.org/

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SurfWatch Traffic Reports

SurfWatch is monitoring all the traffic to help you find the fastest route to your surfing destination.  Avoid jam ups, pile ups, and dead stops.  Watch for the SurfWatch traffic chopper at your location!  Surfwatch - in the tube and on it!

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Mari Weather

Reporting on weather conditions from all the hottest surfing locations, be on the look out for our own Marianna Monentes as she braves hurricanes, storms, tornadoes, hail, lightning, and other weather extremes to bring you the conditions you can expect to find on the beach!

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