April 28th Kicks off a Weekend of St. Augustine’s Ultimate Style Competition
Get ready for a weekend full of surf and style as the Fattire Single Fin Hoe Down Invitational returns to St. Augustine! This year’s event will be an invitational surf and style contest located right at 10th Street in St. Augustine Beach. Wax up your favorite old school single fin and get your outfit together because at this party, looking good and bringing smiles to the beach is half the battle. Thanks to Fattire we have a 10k purse that we will hand out as we see fit to reward style, outfits and all round awesomeness.
To recap last year: by the end of the comp, the field of 40 was down to 10, including pro surfers Noah Schweizer, Cody Thompson, Chauncey Robinson, and Sally Cohen (all the way from Hawaii), as well as former-CT’er Gabe Kling, and local legends Josh Autrey and Alex Hobbs, as well as yours truly. The waves for the final were pumping (by Florida standards), looking something like a small day at Upper Trestles, and so the surfers (mostly) dropped the costumes in favor of actual legitimate single fin surfing. At the end of the final, Noah walked away $3000 richer for riding a retro inspired diamond tail shaped by Ken White the same way he would his normal thruster: blowing tail down the beach, linking old-school turns with style and flair.
The Single Fin Hoe Down Pre-Party
Where: The Surf Station 1020 Anastasia Blvd.
When: Friday April 28, 6:30 – 10pm
What: Pizza party and music by the Air Tight Band
Style Competition & After Party
When: Saturday April 29th 9 – 5pm
Where: 10th Street
After Party: Saturday Evening at The Original Cafe Eleven
What: Awards and raffles and live music by Kelp Tunes
When: 6-9 pm followed by Guest DJ Marley Puglielli
