Since 1969, Channel Islands Surfboards has been dedicated to performance and quality through hard work, innovation, and originality. Over the last 43 years, Channel Islands has grown from a local grass-roots operation to a cutting edge organization, catering to the best surfers in the world. It started with hard-core surfing and quality in mind and these guidelines have brought us through four decades of constant change in the surf industry. Channel Islands will shape the new millennium with innovative design and quality as our main focus.
“The driving force behind Channel Islands Surfboards is the demand on design created by the world’s greatest surfers, allowing for the highest performance surfing possible. To provide the most dedicated surfers with the most advanced, performance designs is my passion” – Al Merrick, Designer/Shaper
CI is a privately held organization focused on rider-driven product and manufacturing the best possible equipment available. Located in a state-of-the-art facility just blocks from Rincon Del Mar, the CI HQ represents a foundation for developing, testing, and building boards while providing jobs in Santa Barbara for many years to come.
The Blue Water Hunter is the premier store in the world solely devoted to the art and tradition of freediving and spearfishing. Bringing together the finest equipment and information for all of your diving needs.
Blue Shade Surf Goleta
BlueLine is located in beautiful Santa Barbara California and still owned and operated by Jim Brewer. Our large store is always full with a wide variety of SUP boards and paddles. Any product that is sold in BlueLine comes from respected SUP industry manufactures. We specialize in high end boards and also carry quality price point boards from major brands.
Los Padres Outfitters also provides all of the local mule packing support for the USFS. Packing building materials for the trail crews and provisions for both The CREW and the CCC. This season due to the hard work of the Ojai Ranger District, The California Conservation Corps and THE CREW, The Historic Red Reef Trail is wide open and ready for years of recreational use and access to the Sespe River for all public to enjoy.
Los Padres Outfitters, not only uses their string of mules to serve the public on recreation pack trips throughout the Los Padres National Forest. They also hold the packing contracts for industrial packing for both San Lucia and Ojai Ranger Districts. Pack Support for the Sisquoc Trail Project via The Sierra Madre, Sweetwater Trail was also provided this season.
Au Bon Climat sources fruit from several of the most highly regarded vineyards in the Central Coast. These include Clendenen’s own Le Bon Climat Vineyard and estate plantings at the legendary Bien Nacido Vineyard – both in Santa Maria Valley, Sanford & Benedict Vineyard in Sta. Rita Hills, Los Alamos Vineyard (Santa Barbara County), and San Luis Obispo County’s Talley Vineyard.
Bill Dewey is a native of San Diego County and attended Brooks Institute of Photography, the University of California at Davis and Rochester Institute of Technology. He has had his private pilot’s license since 1981 and bases his aerial photography out of Santa Barbara airport.
Bill has been photographing the California landscape since taking up the camera in the early 1970’s and has had a photography studio/business in Santa Barbara for 30 years. Some of his favorite subjects include the California Channel Islands, the Carrizo Plain, Baja California, and the rural California landscape. A member of the Santa Barbara OAK Group, he has been distinctly influenced by the art and character of the noted California painter Ray Strong.
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Ellen Easton
557 Hot Springs Road
Montecito, CA 93109
Phone: 805-969-5781
Los Angeles County Museum Of Art
Art Rental and Sales Gallery
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90036
Phone: 323-857-6500
A collection of my “open space” photos, most taken on day hikes around Los Angeles and Orange Counties and a few in Tulare, Kern, Santa Barbara, Ventura Counties and San Diego Counties. On this site you will find trail pictures and other information about many popular wild and scenic spots in Southern and Central California.
“Open space” could be a state park or beach, a coastal area, a wilderness park or natural preserve. Open space is good for our environment and offers many outdoor recreational opportunities such as hiking, mountain biking, picnics, camping, wildlife and native plant viewing, photography or just to enjoy the natural scenic beauty of California.
With a wide selection of bicycles from the top brands you are sure to find the bike that fits your needs, whether you are a recreational, commuter, or professional bike rider.
1% for the Planet is about coming together, and they believe that forging connections between businesses and nonprofits is a critical aspect of solving the global environmental challenges we face. The nonprofit sector fills a unique and critical role, and the 1% for the Planet model and mission are focused on unleashing the incredible power that is possible when businesses support and engage with these impactful nonprofits.