The <strong><a href="http://www.geocities.com/doodahsurf" target="_blank">3nd Annual Doodah Surf</a></strong> is scheduled for Saturday, July 23rd at 7 AM. A group of Sunset regulars have put the event together in order &quot;to remind people of why most of us started surfing in the first place.&quot; The idea is for people to dress up in costume, be silly, not take surfing or themselves too seriously, and just have fun.

In honor of International Surfing Day (and summer solstice!), a beach clean-up will take place at Sunset on Tuesday, June 21st from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. This is in no way meant to compete with the <a href="http://surfingthemag.com/news/surfing-pulse/confirmed_062105/"><b> bigger beach clean-up </b></a> sponsored by the Surfrider Malibu Chapter at the Venice breakwater on this same day at 7:00 AM. If you're participating in that event, no worries -- I don't expect you to do two beach clean-ups in one day! But if feel like showing up, I will be supplying plastic gloves and trash bags for all. We will meet at that small grassy triangle just west of the ramp that goes down to the point (the far-eastern end of the Gladstones parking lot).

Paddle Out: Join the Malibu Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, World Champion surfer Shaun Tomson, and Chumash elder and storyteller, Alan Spirit Hawk Salazar, on Sunday, June 12 at 8:00 A.M. as they gather at Malibu's famed First Point in demonstration of our resolve to improve the water quality of Malibu's near shore water, to protect the rights of recreational beachgoers, and to restore this valuable ecosystem.

On Sunday, June 12, 2005, the Malibu Chapter of The Surfrider Foundation will be hosting its annual "Making Waves" Gala fundraiser at the beautiful, oceanfront Sunset Restaurant on Malibu’s Westward Beach. <b><a href="http://www.surfrider.org/malibu/making_waves.html">Click here</a></b> for event information.

Surf Instructors Wanted: Boarding House Mentors is looking for volunteers for the 2005 Surfing Event Season. They need Surf Instructors and Beach Team members to assist in introducing Surfing to under-served children in Los Angeles. You will have a lot of fun and you will make a big difference in a young person's life. Check them out and sign up by <b><a href="http://www.boardinghousementors.org/volunteers2005.htm"> clicking here.</a></b>

<b><a href="march2005/index.htm">A new gallery of 60 photos</b></a> is now posted for your viewing pleasure. Most of them were taken on March 9th, and a few additional ones were taken on March 10th. As usual, they are all from Sunset, but I tried to get some from the steps as well as from the point.

Today the new and improved surfcam was officially launched after hundreds of hours of programming and testing. This state-of-the-art network camera has capabilities that far exceed the old camera. It is currently configured to capture image sizes of 640 x 320 pixels, as compared to the old camera, which captured image sizes of 320 x 240 pixels. That represents almost a threefold increase in image size. I believe this makes the SunsetSurf.com camera the current leader in surfcams worldwide!

<a href="december2004/index.htm"><b>A new set of 86 surfing pics</b></a> is now up. Most are from the pre-Xmas swell in December. As usual, all the photos were shot at Sunset, mostly from the point.

A Tsunami Memorial Service will be held on January 15th, 11am-1pm, at the Santa Monica Pier to express our shared grief for the victims and survivors of the December 26th Tsunami in Southeast Asia. <b><a href="http://www.surfacademy.org/index.php">Click here</a></b> for more details on how to participate.

From 1926 to 1999, 108 shark attacks were reported from the Pacific Coast of North America according to a newly-released book, "Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century." What is alarming is that since 2000, there have been 16 shark attacks off the Pacific Coast, more than triple the Twentieth Century average, and all involved the Great White shark. More information concerning the book can be found <b><a href="http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com">at the website.</A></b>