Gnarly Charlie Grom Surf Series Kickoff event

F54 was on Jax Beach Florida, Saturday June, 7 2008, to witness and sponsor the Gnarly Charlie Grom Surf Series Kickoff event. Over 50 kids entered the Gnarly Charley, all under the age of 16. There were glassy lines in the morning around 2-3 feet, then it turned semi chop for the after noon times, but remained decent all day. It truly was a rad event for kids. One girl that was competing couldn’t have been surfing for more than 3 years, because she was only 3 year old! Another kid was smiling all day after a good heat as his dad said “were from Ohio and we just moved down here 2 years ago and he’s never done this before!”

Of course there were also the local beach youth crew ripping all day. This is it. The cream of the crop of the north Florida area of young surfers! Competitors can snag hundreds of pics at gnarlycharleysurfseries.com. Big shouts to Gnarly Charley for keeping the kids and parents hyped all day.

Thanks to Garrett at Sunrise Surf Shop, Jax Beach for keeping us in tune, and to Paco for helping pick out a hat at Sunrise!

Next event is June 21st at JAX Beach Peir. Be there! F54 will be. Adios.

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