Surfing in Homer?
We’ve written in the past that Homer is affectionately known as the “end of the road” because of its perfect combination of glaciers, sparkling water, wildlife abundance and amenities; but would the typical reader of a site about a great Alaskan city ever imagine there to be surfing involved?No, we’re not talking about channel surfing or internet surfing, we’re talking about Beach Boy Bona Fide surface water surfing like they do in California, Hawaii, and Australia where it’s a whole lot warmer.In an article written by Maddie Fuller of the Homer Tribune it was reported that even though it’s not uncommon to see board lovers enjoying Homer’s surf in the summer time, they were “still at it” in January.Local surfers Mike McCune, Don “Iceman” McNamara, Scott and Stephanie Dickerson and the group’s chef Donna Rae Faulkner are apparently in the midst of filming a documentary titled Alaska Sessions that will include some of the group’s surf sessions along with the larger story behind the many adventures getting to Homer to enjoy some ice water surfing.And in case you speculate that the surfing might be a ploy for press, these die hards committed themselves to a surf session on December 21, 2010 that included seven hours in the water. That’s serious, wouldn’t you agree?Dickerson comments that “where a lot of surf films are just focused on the surfing, ours is focused on the people too. We want to really show Alaskans engaging with their environment and the unique characters that make up the people here.”The documentary is set to air next year, but we wanted to warn you in the meantime should you be headed to Homer this winter — you just may encounter a surfer or two! Who would have ever thought?
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