Woodstock was remarkable in that it brought about a change in peoples perception of how to live their lives through music. Some 40 years later Woodstock’s namesake, Kirra Surfstock is doing the same as it helps to raise awareness of coastal management concerns affecting the surf and our beloved beaches. Through two days of music, surfing, sport and environmental activities it is hoped that people’s lives and our beaches will be better.
There is a range of surfing activities from learn to surf and stand up paddle lessons that anyone can try. For future world champion surfers there is the Rhythm Kirra Jnr Team Challenge. Greenline Stand Up Paddle Surf racing has divisions for amateur as well as professional competitors and the Sizzler Young Guns Surfboats will be showcasing their skills.
One surf activity that anyone can get involved with is the ‘Most Surfers on a Wave’. This is an official world record attempt and anyone who can catch a wave and standup on a surfboard can participate. Presently the record is 110 surfers set at the Earthwave Festival in Cape Town in 2009.
Beach soccer will hold free coaching clinics before the Kirra Surfstock Beach Soccer Challenge and the Kings and Queens of the Beach Volleyball will be opening their season.
A bevy of local beauty will feature in the Gold Coast Surf Girl Quest as the girls present this summers beach fashions.
A variety of foods from Africa, Hungary, the Middle East, Japan & Thailand will be available along with the new taste sensation with fresh squeezed sugar cane drinks. There will be a range of beach wear, art and community initiatives on display both days.
Live music sees some of Australia’s home grown talent along with a smattering of international artists that now call Australia home and several with a definite surf theme perform on the stage over the two days including Band of Frequencies, Isaac Paddon and the Tides, Hayden Hack Infusion, Jack and The Giant Killers and Gavin Doniger’s Mescalito Blues.
The Bobby Brown Photographic Exhibition depicting surfing images from 40 years ago opens Kirra Surfstock at the Surfworld Museum on Thursday night.
Surfrider Foundation will be hosting a Film and Music night at Rainbow Bay SLSC on Friday at which Taylor Steele’s new surf film ‘Castles in the Sky’ will be playing with live music by blues and roots singer/songwriter Adam Scriven.
SurfAid International will present a combination of a picture exhibition, short movie presentation and live acoustic music evening at Kirra SLSC on Saturday night.
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