Clam Jam Surf Festival takes over Cedars!

Be sure to check out the Clam Jam! It is an annual event sponsored by Jetty that is quickly growing into a much anticipated festival to celebrate the amazing surf community here on LBI. It brings everyone together for a day filled with fun, food, competition, and great waves (pray! no really we need everyone to pray) and a little debauchery added in. LBI has some some increbible surfing talent and it is all on display within a one jetty expanse in Harvey Cedars this day. Bring the family, set up camp for the day and make sure you stop by the Farias Surf & Sport and adjacent Pine Surf Shop tents. We have some suprises planned that might be considered enjoyable. Cheer on our Team Riders and friends including Chris Kretzer, Danny Mears, Dave Werner, Royce Webber, Ben Raimo, Mitchel Guadioso, as well as Mark and Brian. Should be an incredible day of surfing with a great party atmosphere. Looking forward to it!

From Transworld Business

SHOP NEWS: PINE Art Show Reception And Farias Grand Re-Opening by: tim goldstein Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

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I flew back to my hometown on Long Beach Island, NJ last weekend to catch a glimpse of my sister’s new surf shop and art gallery while her “Team Riders No. 7” opening reception was in effect. Julie Goldstein and husband Mark Tesi opened PINE Surf Shop Memorial Day weekend ’08 in Ship Bottom, New Jersey.

The two surfers and artists have been traveling the globe, surfing, and making art for years and finally have somewhere to bring it all together. “A big part of surfing to us is about the experience of interacting with nature and it’s ever changing moods; That piece is very influential in everything we do,” says Tesi. “Julie and I wanted to create a place that we could not only present what we do but to also bring together the art and design all of the amazing people we have met over the years.” And that it does. PINE is an earth friendly surf shop, with products made in the USA using responsible and sustainable methods.

Meanwhile, next door neighbors and partner surf shop Farias Surf and Sport kicked off the summer with their grand re-opening as well with a live music by ‘Year Long Disaster’ and visiting pro surfers such as Jersey’s Sam Hammer and Frank Walsh as well as Reef Macintosh and Strider Wasilewski. All of this plus some PBRs and some clean chest high surf in the Atlantic made for quite an atmosphere.

For more information, visit pinesurfshop.com , fariassurf.com , or juliegoldstein1.com.