10/25/09 Jonathan Hoover shots

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathanhoover/sets/72157622543973453/show/


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Grudge Match Video

Sam Hammer interview

Friend of eastcoastsurfer.com Ryan Bower interviews Sam Hammer after his Grudge Match win:

http://surf.transworld.net/features/pride-and-glory-east-coast-lights-up-for-garden-state-grudge-match/

Vid from the Grudge Match

The Grudge Match went down this past monday in clean head high waves. Hammer defeated Gessler in a tight final.

http://espn.go.com/action/surfing/blog?post=4585131

History of Surfing Absecon Island

Some web surfing on this dreary, blown-out day yielded a nice find:

http://gallery.me.com/bobsgt#100085&view=grid&bgcolor=black&sel=10

I'm not sure who put this gallery together, but it is definitely worth a look.

Clam Jam a go for Saturday

Jetty's 3rd annual Clam Jam contest has been green lighted for Saturday in Harvey Cedars. Looks like there should be a small south swell with offshores. Festivities kick off at 7am, Hudson Avenue. Brendan Willem is looking to 3-peat after being on winning teams the past two years while this years field of 64 paired teams is the largest yet.

Pat Emery, new ESA All-Star Coach

Congrats to Pat "Surf Cat" Emery for being named the new ESA All-Star Coach:

http://www.easternsurf.com/feature_easterns09b/index.html