SDDS NEWS 12/23/07

San Diego Deaf Surfriders (SDDS) will meet a new club, Orange County Deaf Surfriders (OCDS). Both clubs agreed to meet at San Onofre, CA on Dec. 29, 2007. Come and join us to surf or hang out at the beach! We probably will be discussing about ideas for 2008 with our clubs and United States Deaf Surfriders Association USDSA

California Coastal Views Film Festival

Thanks to califcoastalviews.blogspot.com for the award on this video clip! Many deaf surfers that are in videos are gaining a lot of visibility now. People are starting to notice them. Kudos to all deaf surfers!

Cheers,
JON



Best of Class (Surfing Movies) Award Winner

Greetings!

Well, the waiting is over. Congratulations!! Your video, "Deaf Surf Lesson at La Jolla Shores" has received the Best of Class (Surfing Movies) Award.

You'll see the Festival Awards are currently posted on the blogsite (http://califcoastalviews.blogspot.com). The announcement will remain on the blogsite for the next year.

Over the next year, as our organization conducts "Signing Ceremonies" to place hundreds of the newly-unveiled signpost signs on the California Coastal Trail, we will also be directing attendees to the website and the video award winners (see http://www.coastwalk.org/CCT/cct.htm). Your video may also receive increased viewings during the year, as the news of our award begins to circulate.

Again, congratulations on being selected. You may want to review the films which won their categories and divisions. All producers are invited to enter the competition next year. Films produced which feature views of the California coast after March 31, 2007 are eligible.

Gregory Fearon
Festival Director
Coastwalk

A Deaf Youth learn how to surf at Oceanside,CA

(Transcript)

Hello..

I want to share with you about Terrie Berdy and her family who came down to Oceanside from Riverside for surf lessons. Terrie contacted me last 3 week after we met at KODAWest event in Huntington Beach that her kids (Sean and Tyler) plus other youths and adults want to learn how to surf. We have been communicating through emails. They were learning how to surf while Terrie's husband, Scott were shooting video for SDDS.

I'm very pleased that Scott willing to shoot video for me while friends and I were giving lessons to the students. We helped the students by pushing them while they were on the soft surfboard so they could ride with the waves. I'm impressed with them that they were emulating from my help to their independent while waves were roughed.

Now, I will let you to view the rest of the video clip.




(Transcript)

Hello..

I want to introduce James Queen and he is deaf, surfing for long time, and photographer for us! He shoot lot of pictures and I selected few pictures to put on slide show. Also, you can view on MORE pictures after you see on the slide show . Any pictures that you might interested to purchase a picture to hang on the wall. here, his website is shaka Photography to check out his biography and gallery.

Now, I will let you to view the rest of the video clip.

Cheers,
JON

SDDS: Midnight surf on 8/29/07 (ASL Vlog)

Summaries:

This vlog told a story in American Sign Language then picture slideshow.

Friends meet me at Tourmaline Surf Park and we surfed under full moon at midnight!

All of us went to 24 hours Mexican Food after surfed.

Cheers,
JON

SDDS NEWS 8/28/07

(Transcript)

Hello..

I want to share with you about SDDS news on this week! I have two events for you.

News #1

Tomorrow at midnight, I will surf while full moon and warm water. I had great time from last year and I want to do it again this year! Anyone of you interested to join with me? I will surfing at Tourmaline Surf Park.

Click on blue dot on screen of map for directions

View Larger Map


News #2

Terrie Berdy and I met at KODAWest event at Huntington Beach in couple weekends ago. I’m happy to give her kids surf lesson until she notified me that 10 deaf and youth want to learn, who came down to Oceanside from Riverside for surf lessons.. We have been communicating through emails. Also, I was thrilled that USDSA help out with rental soft surfboards! I will have surfboards ready before they arrive. I will have friend, who will be volunteer and they does know ASL and experience in surf for years. All of us will spread out by separate groups as focus on student better. We will be there at 9 AM and hang out all day.

Do you have a plan for this weekend? If not then you are welcome to join us. I might have extra surfboards to loan to anyone.

Click on blue dot on screen of map for directions

View Larger Map
See you at sand or water!

Cheers,
JON

SDDS: Reunion 8/21/07

(Transcript)

Hello..

I wanted to share with you about SDDS reunion that 6 of us met at Tourmaline Surf Park. We had great talks about our experiences in surfing for many years. We just realized that we have surfed with 2 or 3 of us at the same time until we all met at the reunion at once! We are appreciated with ourselves in the surfing culture that we went through difficult times in the hearing world in the past. Several years later, we got more comfortable with the surfing culture by having friends to give us support and feedbacks. Now we do have more knowledge about surfing culture that we could share our experiences with anyone.

We would like to share our experiences to the youth deaf surfers. Are you ready to join us?

Cheers,
JON

The vlogger teaches vlogger to surf!

Hello..

I would like to introduce a deaf vlogger, who came all way from Fremont and take surf lessons from me. Do you want to know who is the vloggler? Let’s find out on the vlog!

Cheers,
JON



Click on vlogger's website

A Deaf Surf Lesson in San Diego from Burbank

(Transcript)

Hello..

I want to share with you about Sharon Dror and her family who came down to San Diego from Burbank for surf lessons. Sharon contacted me last week after she saw the SDDS vlog that her kids want to learn how to surf. We have been communicating through emails. Sharon has 2 kids, Michael, 14 years old and Rachel, 11 years old. They were learning how to surf while Sharon and her fiance, Ken Rothschild were shooting video and taking pictures.

I'm very pleased that Sharon willing to shoot video for me while I was giving lessons to the kids. I helped the kids by pushing them while they were on the surfboard so they could ride with the waves. I'm impressed with them that they were emulating from my help to their independent.

Now, I will let you to view the rest of the video clip.

Cheers,
JON

Picture by Davy: Tourmaline 8/11/07

Surfers: Jess, Jon, and John

Photo: Davy

ASL Story: Tourmaline 8/11/07

(Transcript)

Hello..

I want to share a story with you about Tourmaline Surf Park. We called “TL” and this place is special. I enjoy going there because people are friendly and easy going.

Jess, John, and Davy met me there. We discussed if we should surf with small waves. Jess, John, and I agreed to paddle out and catch some waves, while Davy swam underwater with his camera. We all were pleased to be in the warm water. We were chatting while sitting on our surfboards at the same time watching out for swells to come. In between waves, we had to put off our conversations, that way we can focus to catch some waves. After riding the waves, we paddled out then sat on our boards. We continued our conversation.

John, Davy, and I were pleased to listen to Jess’s message from what she heard from other surfers talked. She said, one surfer asked other surfers. What’s different between flat water and parking a lot? The other surfer said, I don’t know. The surfer said,” Just get wet” (chuckle) Also, She shared with us that she noticed that people are friendly and mellow at TL.

We have been surfing there for two hours then we chatted more at the parking lot. Jess, John, Davy and I had a good time until they decided to leave. I grabbed my camcorder to shoot of the waves before I leave. Now you can enjoy the view of the clip.

Cheers,

JON

Meet me at Tourmaline Surf Park!

Hello SDDS friends,

I would like to let you know that James Queen and I agreed to postponed our interview to other time due surf forecast that say poor condition at Cardiff/Swami’s this Saturday. I decided to go to Tourmaline Surf Park this Sat at 6AM for couple hours. If you are interested to meet me there with your surfboard. Also, I will still be happy to give you tips to improve your surf skills in ASL.


Tourmaline Surf Park:
Ability Level: beginner up
Local Vibe: mellow
Direction: Click on Map Google

See you at the sand or water!
JON

SDDS News 8/6/07

(Transcript)

Hello,

I decided to surf after work. The waves were small but I had fun anyways. I would like to share a story from last weekend. I met a new friend and her name is Danae. She is currently learning ASL and she also watches all the vlogs. I got a real nice gift from her. A cool shirt with printed that says "SDDS". Let me know if you are interested to have one of those tee shirts. I can contact her to get more.



I offered James Queen an interview about his deaf, professional photographer, and surfer in person. I would like to post his photo works on SDDS blogs on this weekend. He and I agreed to have an interview on this Sat. He would be pleased to show his photography talents to the deaf community. He would also like to work as a photographer in the deaf community. I probably will release the vlog this Sat evening or Sunday morning.

Now, I'm ready to go home!

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This Saturday, 8/11/07 I will meet some friends at Swami's or Cardiff's Reef for surfing. I will make an announcement on this Thurs to confirm the basis on surf forecast.

Cheers,
JON SAVAGE
SDDS

ASL Story: La Jolla Shores 7/28/07

(Transcript)

Hello..

I would like to share with you about yesterday by how much great to see 20 of us showed up at La Jolla Shores and 7 of them were eager to learn surfing with American Sign Language. Also, 8 KODA (Kid of Deaf Adult) Had good times by play hard and of course they worn out after got home.

We had great time at the beach and look forward to come again. I will make announce for having one next time. Also, I would like to discuss about Alexander Graham Bell Association and Deaf Bilingual Coalition but those subject are post on Lenois.com.

Let you take view of La Jolla Shores.


Surfer: Jon Savage
Photographer: Davy

Cheers,
JON

Learn how to surf with ASL

(Transcript)

Hello..

I would like to share with you about two different kinds of surfboards. This is a blue board is for learning to surf because it makes out of softly foam. It will have less risk for the beginners and less injuries. Now, you see the other white surfboard for who have good surfing skills and who can handle bigger risks.

I would be happy to give you a surf lesson by using American Sign Language. I will be at La Jolla Shores this Sat, July 28th, 2007. Any of you who are interested to learn how to surf, you go rent a surfboard then you can meet me there.

You can click this links for a direction: La Jolla Shores.

I hope you have a good week and hope to see you this Sat!

See you at the water or sand!

I forgot to add one more thing in this vlog! I will be there 6ish AM and stay there all morning and maybe stay until afternoon.

P.S. I will surf to support to group, who believes in a deaf baby must to learns American Sign Language at Alexander Graham Bell Association convention in Arlington, VA this weekend!

July 14 or 15, San Onofre

Hello Surfer and beach fellow,

I decided not to going to San Onofre this weekend! I'm been sick for all week and I'm still not have recovering yet. So, it's wise for me taking more of rest through this weekend.

If you are planned to go there then have good time. If you are plan to do video or pictures then I would love to see them.

See you at the water or sand next time!

Cheers,
JON

ASL Story: SanO on 6/24/07

I want to share my experience about last Sunday, June 24, 2007. John and I went to San Onofre State Beach and we were surfing there for 5 hours on fun day. Couple of hearing people are so cool to us even they were communicating with us by gesture! They treat us as we aren’t strange!

Schedule to join us at SanO with tentative dates:

July 14 or 15, and 28 or 29

Aug 11 or 12, and 25 or 26

See you at the water or sand!

Cheers,
JON

SDDS goes to San Onofre on June 24th (ASL VLOG)

San Diego Deaf Surfers Club are planned to going to San Onofre State Beach. Do you want to meet us there on June 24th.

You can leave comment on this blog or send email to L3nois@gmail.com for any questions.

Click for direction

See you at water or sand!

Jon Savage

The Wall Street Journal recognized SDDS!!

I was interviewed with Shefali Anand, who is a writer for the Wall Street Journal. She wrote an article called”Sign of the Times: Video, Email Are Boons to the Deaf”. We chatted through the Video Relay Service and me spoken in primary language which is American Sign Language. Then, Shefali sent me an email to ask me to check her draft on the article. I do appreciate with this person, who had been a pleasure to work with and was interested in SDDS!

Today, I read this article and I’m very pleased to see other vloggers in this article. Kudos to Jon Thompson, Chelsea Lydell, Robert Davila, Bobbie Beth Scoggins, Ms. Lydell, Tayler Mayer, Jared Evans, Gary Brooks, and Austin Andrews! I’m looking forward to see more new ASL vloggers to be recognized from a newspaper soon!

Now, I will make an announcement to have anyone who can join and hang out with us this summer. We plan on going to the San Onofre State Beach and other beaches since all of us had so much fun last year.

See you at water or sand!

Jon Savage

1st Annual California Coastal Views Film Festival: 3 videos got in!

Hello Vlog watcher,

I was shocking when I got this message by California Coastal Views Film Festival. I was so thrilling that they've selected three videos!

Here, their comment:

Congratulations! Your videos, Deaf Surf Lesson at La Jolla Shores, 3 Deaf surfers at Marine Corps Base (ASL VLOG), and Deaf and surf culture (ASL VLOG), has been selected for the First Annual California Coastal Views Film Festival, hosted by Coastwalk (www.Coastwalk.org ).

Films are being collected from those tagged with key words indicating they contain scenes of the California coast. Until May 1st, they will screened and separated into logical categories (coastrides, places and wildlife, trips, waves and surfers, etc.). From May 6th until May 20th, members of the board of directors of Coastwalk are being asked to narrow the selection to the top ten in each of the categories. Coastwalk's reputation for hosting walks in California counties over the past 24 years makes it especially qualified to make these choices. The final judging will be done by the members of the 2003 California Coastal Expedition, those who walked the entire coast of California during that spring and summer. Winning films will then be viewed by this year's coastwalkers prior to their scheduled walks on California's coastal counties.

Santa Cruz - June 2005 (ASL VLOG)

Hello,

I want to share with you that Erin Oleson and I were tripping to Santa Cruz by last minutes in June, 2005. I grab my video camera for footage. My friend, Joseph Josselyn help me with edit and DVD. Until recently, I pulled out some clips from the DVD then do re-edited for this vlog. Plus, I narrated of my experience in this vlog.

Enjoy this vlog!

JON

SDDS introduces USDSA

Complete Untied State Deaf Surfriders Association's website will be posted coming soon at www.USDSA.net or the usdsa email address which is USDeafSurf@gmail.com as another way to contact them.

I'm very pleased to have Paul McDonnell, President of USDSA and Jen Feretich, Vice President of USDSA to joins for interviews with SDDS.

Cheers,
Jon Savage
San Diego Deaf Surfers