Compassing

Compassing

We are stoked to be working with Oregon Surf Shop and Leatherman Tools in conjunction with the 15th Annual Cape Kiwanda Longboard Classic, to bring you the Oregon Coast Premiere of Cyrus Sutton's new movie: Compassing. Cyrus will be here to introduce the film, have a few beers, and answer questions. The movie will be shown Friday evening during the registration party and start at 7:00pm. The event will be located under the contest tent in the main Cape Kiwanda Parking Lot. The beer garden will be open, dinner will be available and live music to follow. Spread the word, invite your friends and family, the movie is free and the whole event is open to the public! See you at the Classic.....

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Both cheers of support and loud laughter were heard throughout Pacific City this past weekend as surfers and spectators gathered on the beach to root on the participants in the annual Cape Kiwanda Longboard Classic. This year marks the 25th running of the beloved community event.
Started in 1998 by Bob and Michelle Ledbetter, the contest has grown to become a staple of the NW surf community. It not only attracts surfers throughout Oregon, but this year saw people from Canada, California, Washington and even Hawaii make the pilgrimage.
Welcome to the team Justin Buford! Justin has been a part of the shop since we opened in 2010. He was a true local grom who would spend his days skateboarding in our parking lot and washing rental wetsuits when he wasn’t in school. His family lived just up the street and his step-dad is one of the best surfers in town. His brother-in-law comes from the legendary South County Surf family the Ledbetters. Surfing is who and what Justin is, it’s in his blood. 
It felt a lot like home, Ireland. I suppose in a bizarre way it is, as my ancestors planted their roots in county Sligo on the North West coast of the country in the early 1700's after immigrating from Scotland. Ireland has been at the top of my travel list since long before I found out there was surf there. I formed images in my head of what the landscape would look like from seeing pictures, videos and hearing stories of infamous rocky basalt point breaks and shallow heaving slabs. Every image I had crafted fell short in comparison to seeing it all in person for the first time.