Need A Surf
Trip? Join
Robert August In
Costa Rica For A
Cause
By Laylan
Connelly
If you’re
itching for a
surf trip and
can ditch out on
work, check out
this fundraiser
trip Robert
August – surf
legend and star
of Endless
Summer – puts on
in Costa Rica.
The annual
Robert August
Surf & Turf trip
happens from
July 29 to
August 1, and
brings people
from around the
world to spend
days playing
golf and surfing
during friendly
competition.
Here’s what goes
down during the
four days: A
welcome party,
surf contest at
Playa Avellana,
a golf
tournament at
Hacienda Pinilla
(in Guanacaste),
two dinners , a
catamaran tour
and an award
ceremony.
Robert August
first introduced
this area to the
world in Endless
Summer 2, when
he introduced
Robert “Wingnut”
Weaver and Pat
O’Connell to the
pristine surf
break. The idea
for a fundraiser
here started
when August
began holding
small
competitions for
the young locals
so they could
get things like
leashes,
sunglasses and
wax.
Robert "Wingnut"
Weaver and
Robert August.
Photos courtesy
of
castillophotography.com
One hundred
percent of the
profits go to
the local
non-profit
organization
CEPIA, which
helps children
in the area of
Santa Cruz to
improve schools,
organize sports
and educational
activities, and
to prevent
teenagers
participating in
gangs and
violence.
Through the
years, the Surf
and Turf trip
has done amazing
work, these days
raising about
$20,000 each
year.
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