| 2/9/10 |
February E-Newsletter: ClickWorldwide and Ace! |
| 12/2/09 |
December E-Newsletter: Surfing in the Winter, PBR Beanies and Canopy Apparel! |
| 11/2/09 |
November E-Newsletter: Surf Camp, Snow Pass and Luke!
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| 10/16/09 |
SKI PA 2009-2010 Snow Pass! - 4th Graders FREE!!!!
The Pennsylvania Ski Areas Association is pleased to announce the 2009/2010 Snowpass Program, which is open to both, 4th and 5th grade students, in and out of state, who ski at Pennsylvania ski areas.
Click here to download the 2009/2010 4th & 5th Grade Snowpass Program application, which can also be downloaded from our website, www.skipa.com . All we need from you and your parents is the following:
- Parents should complete & sign the 2009/10 application form, which can be downloaded from our website at www.skipa.com.
- Include child’s 2” x 1½” color photo (with child’s name printed on back side of photo.)
- Check/Money Order/VISA/Mastercard information for the $15 non-refundable processing fee per child.
For more information, including details of the program, rules, blackout dates, paid adult lift restrictions and frequently asked questions, please visit our website at www.skipa.com or contact our association office at 570-443-0963.
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| 9/16/09 |
September/October Newsletter on Hurricanes, K-Coast, and Skater!
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| 9/12/09 |
Clean Water Paddle on the Potomac
If you only attend one Surfrider event this year, make it this one!
Join us for the 15th annual Clean Water Paddle on the Potomac. We want to see 100 surfboards out there! Remember, the water in the river will soon be the water we surf in, and we want it clean!
Bring your surfboards, paddleboards, kayaks, canoes, or floating jalopy and paddle with us from the Thompson Boat Center to the Key Bridge. On the way back, we'll be stopping at Roosevelt Island and the mouth of Rock Creek to pick up trash.
Prizes for the first to reach the bridge, in a variety of categories. Refreshments will be provided. Giveaways from Surfrider, REI, DC Department of the Environment, and more. Special guests and speakers to be announced, so stay tuned!
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| 8/15/09 |
Adopt A Beach Cleanup & SUP Demo Day
Pick up trash, then pick up a paddle! For our summer/fall Adopt A Beach cleanup, we're partnering with East of Maui in Dewey Beach for free stand-up paddleboard (SUP) demos and lessons. Learn a new sport to help sustain your aloha spirit on the river!
Cleanup is on our adopted beach at Keybox Road, in the Delaware Seashore State Park, conveniently located between Dewey Beach and Indian River Inlet. Supplies and refreshments will be provided.
SUP lessons start at 11. All equipment is provided (except wetsuits, but doubtful you'll need one).
For more info, visit http://www.surfrider.org/capitol/adoptabeach.html
Rain date is Sunday, August 16.
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| 7/20/09 |
July/August Newsletter on SUP Etiquette!
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| 6/1/09 |
June Newsletter on Prepping for Surf Season and Suggs!
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| 5/8/09 |
April/May Newsletter on Surfing in Potomac, MD? and Eli!
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| 3/5/09 |
Brand New PBR Beanies!!
Check out the new PBR beanie! PBR now has awesome black beanies for sale to its members. They are knit hats, adult size, with fleece lining. "Potomac Board Rats" is embroidered on the front of the hat. This cool gear is perfect to add to your snowboarding, skiing, or even everyday outfits.
If you would like to purchase one of the new PBR hats, send a check for $12 ($10 for hat plus $2 for shipping) to:
Potomac Board Rats
Attn: Lauren Travis
1821 Jefferson Place NW
4th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Please make checks payable to the Potomac Board Rats.
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| 3/4/09 |
March e-newsletter on Fed Ex and the Brand New PBR Hats!
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| 2/4/09 |
February e-newsletter on the history of snowboarding and Cobra Mountain!
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| 1/1/09 |
January e-newsletter on PBR events!
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| 12/6/08 |
Want to SUP during Obama's Inauguration Week?
Patrick from CA is visiting DC for Obama's inauguration and would like to go SUPing some time that week. Email Lauren if you are interested or if you have a couple of boards that you could lend/rent our fellow boarder from CA! |
| 12/5/08 |
Registration has started for the 1st Rail Jam of the season on Saturday, January 10th at Whitetail. The first 50 competitors to register get a Dakine prize so send in your registration today!
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| 12/1/08 |
December e-newsletter on SUP and the Coast Guard, Uncle Buck and our 1st Rail Jam of the Year!
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| 11/3/08 |
November e-newsletter on Snowboard Training Tips, Maverick and being a PBR Sponsor!
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| 10/30/08 |
Welcome the Rats new Director of Marketing, Lauren Travis!
The Rats are in full swing now and thought it was about time to get someone to handle all of the new members, updating the website, and events. While Lauren is not a snowboarder, skiier, or skateboarder, she is enjoying helping the Rats promote the group.
Have an idea for an event or something for the e-newsletter? Lauren is the one to contact! Shoot her an email anytime with your suggestions or just to say hello!
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| 10/22/08 |
The Gazette: Potomac residents get down with upright paddle boarding
Maverick and Duce were featured in the SUP article in the Wednesday, October 22nd edition of The Gazette. "It's really fun and it gets you stronger," said Nick "Maverick" Cohen, 12, a member of the Board Rats. "We like to go down the rapids, and not many people do it yet."
Many participants practice the sport on the ocean or other "flat" water," but the Board Rats first got the idea to take to the rapids at Great Falls over the summer and have been practicing there ever since.
According to Wayne "Cobra" Cohen, Nick Cohen's father and fellow member of the Board Rats, group members often get double-takes when they practice the unusual-looking sport at Great Falls.
"It's brand new and there are very few people down there that do it at all," said Cohen. "You get a ton of questions like, ‘Oh my Gosh, what is that?'"
Click here to read the full Gazette article on Stand Up Paddle Boarding.
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| 10/1/08 |
October e-newsletter on SUP, Duce and snowboarding in August!
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| 9/20/08 |
SUP
Stand up paddle boarding, known as SUP, is all the rage. This so called "new sport" was actually founded in the 1500's by Hawaiian watermen. SUP was brought to life by Laird Hamilton, an avid water sports guru. Many of our members recently starting engaging in this sport. Greg "Suggs" Miller, Scott "Uncle Buck" Jorss, and Wayne "Cobra" Cohen have all been doing SUP on flat water, in the ocean, and even on the white water rapids of the Potomac River. Some famous stars are even getting into the sport. Jennifer Aniston and Matthew McConaughey have both been seen doing SUP (but only on flat water!). Paddleboarding only requires three things: a board, paddle, and water, making it an easy sport to pick up!
Want to learn how to SUP? Take lessons!
If you’re interested in learning how to do SUP on the Potomac River, contact PBR founding member Scott “Uncle Buck” Jorss at jorssfam@comcast.net. Uncle Buck will take you through the basics, including (a) proper stance, (b) paddle tips, (c) how to fall safely (and to get back on your board!), and (d) learning to understand the river.
Checkout Uncle Buck’s YouTube video.
One of our sponsors, H2Air, which is owned by PBR members Dave and Paula Loop, have an awesome array of SUPs. Please support our sponsors!
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| 7/15/08 |
Scurfing
Hello Rats, Slam here. Do any of you surf? What about wakeboard? Well if you do, you still may not have heard of scurfing. Scurfing is just like wakeboarding, except with a twist -- you are on a surfboard!! Scurfing is soo much fun. Early in the summer, Cobra, Trophy Wife, Crash, B, Pickle, my sister Rachel, her friend Natalie and I went out on Cobra’s new boat. The boat has twin 250's… ya, I said TWIN 250's! This boat sends up a huge wake -- almost big enough to scurf without the line. Everyone got up scurfing. but there were a few people who deserve kudos. Rachel, Natalie, Trophy Wife all tried scurfing for the first time and got up. Crash not only got up, but got out of the wake multiple times on both sides!! KUDOS! After everyone had gone, Pickle and I decided to mix things up. We scurfed on a skimboard! Since a skimboard has no fin, you can spin on the water. I went first and got up three times, but then ate it on my third time. (That’s why they call me Slam!) Pickle won the award for persistence. With lots of cheering from his fellow rats, he got up on his 4th time and rode away clean!! Kudos, Pickle! If any rats want to come scurfing or skimming with us, all you have to do is give Cobra a shout-out, because we.... LIVE 2 RIDE!! |
| 7/5/08 |
Standup Paddleboarding
Shredder and Trophy Wife hit Silver Lake in Rehoboth Beach on stand up paddleboards on July 4th weekend. Dodging low-lying bridges and snapping turtles, they managed to make it to the end of the lake without getting wet. Shredder even balanced two water bottles on her board, all the while telling interested bystanders where to rent a paddleboard….. H2AIR in Dewey Beach. Contact Dave or Paula at 302-227-1105. |
| 7/1/08 |
Surfing the Waves at Tower Roads
Hey everyone – this is the man who can crash like no one else, SLAM. The waves down at Tower Road in Dewey Beach Delaware have been amazing! If you surf, or would like to learn, get your butt down here and ride the waves with the Rats.
Cobra, Maverick, Pickle and I all hooked up in late June for a bunch of sessions. Although the waves were small, we got some sick rides and even had a mini competition to see who could catch the most waves! Cobra thinks he won, and Maverick, Pickle and I didn’t want to blow it for him so we just let him keep on thinking that.
After Pickle, Maverick and B left for camp, Cobra and I had many more sessions. One day we went to the Indian River Inlet, and it was SSSSOOOOO cold because I didn’t have my wetsuit. There was a south swell that was wrapping around the jetty, and we got some long rights. Cobra cross-stepped forward on his longboard, then flipped out and cross-stepped back. Kudos!
Just last week we rode almost every day in a huge swell. I finally came to my senses and used Shredder's 8 foot Walden longboard. I did MUCH better on that board and rode better than I ever have. Thanks to the bigger board, I was able to catch a small barrel, along with a bunch of other long rides!! I was so stoked that the next day I pulled my funds together and bought my own 8 footer.
Suggs joined us that day and was tearing it up. He, Cobra and I had an awesome evening session as the sun went down.
Well, that’s all for now. Hope you all are having a great summer. Get your butts down here to walk the nose!
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| 3/29/08 |
Several members of PBR competed in the first Tail End Slope Style Competition on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Whitetail. This event was a huge success. Congratulations to the winners. Have a great season! |
| 3/12/08 |
Maverick was profiled in the Potomac Almanac.
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| 3/7/08 |
 The second PBR/Ski Chalet Rail Jam took place on Friday, March 7, 2008 at Whitetail. It was a huge success! Despite the rain, we had 28 competitors, and every member who competed received a prize.
Special thanks to Cherner Automotive and to the Ski Chalet for all of your support. Also a special thanks to Matt, Meghan, and all of the Whitetail staff for making it happen! |
| 2/6/08 |
Maverick and Mini Dude graced the pages of the Potomac Gazette.
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| 2/2/08 |
The first PBR/Ski Center Rail Jam took place on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at Whitetail. It was a huge success! We had 50 competitors ranging in age from 7 years old to 51 years old. Things kicked off at 11:00 a.m. and the jam ran until 12:30 p.m. We had a party afterwards, and awards and prizes were handed out at 2:00 p.m. Every member who competed received a prize.
Special thanks to Ski Center and to Dakine for all of your support. Also a special thanks to Matt, Meghan, and all of the Whitetail staff for making it happen!
Here are the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place results:
Boarders 8 & Under (Boys)
1st Place: Cam Dog
2nd Place: Riley
3rd Place: Mini Dude
Boarders 8 & Under (Girls)
1st Place: Emma
Skiers 7 & Under (Boys & Girls)
1st Place: Hayden
2nd Place: Nash
Boarders 9 - 11 (Boys)
1st Place: Maverick
2nd Place: Pickle & Duce (tie)
3rd Place: Phatty
Boarders 12 - 14 (Boys)
1st Place: Thomas
2nd Place: Dylan
3rd Place: Slam & Logan (tie)
Skiers 14-16 (Boys & Girls)
1st Place: Alicia
2nd Place: Ian
Boarders 15 - 16 (Boys)
1st Place: Blake
2nd Place: Brandon
3rd Place: Kyle
Boarders 17 - 18 (Boys)
1st Place: Terrell
2nd Place: Tyler
3rd Place: Kyle
Skiers 17 & Up (Boys & Girls)
1st Place: Blake
2nd Place: Kyle
3rd Place: Danny
Boarders 20 - 30 (Men)
1st Place: Shawn
2nd Place: Jeff
3rd Place: Matt
Boarders Women Open
1st Place: Victoria
Boarders 40 & Over (Men)
1st Place: Cobra
2nd Place: Uncle Buck
3rd Place: Suggs & Bomber (tie)
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| 1/27/08 |
What a great weekend of competitions for the Rats! Kudos to Maverick, Pickle, Duce, Uncle Buck, and Cobra who competed in the 1/26/08 Rail Jam at Whitetail. Maverick and Duce, together with Phatty and Slam, also competed the very next day - 1/27/08 - at the Ski Liberty Rail Jam. |
| 1/05/08 |
Eighteen Rats showed up for the Rail Jam at Whitetail. Special kudos to the Siegels, the Jorsses, the Cohens, and the Halles. Four Rats placed in the competition. See the results page for more details... |
| 10/29/07 |
To work on their legs, Duce, Maverick, Pickle, and Mini-Dude all competed in a flag-football game. Duce threw a few touchdown passes, and Maverick caught a few passes. Pickle and Mini-Dude had some sick runs for TDs! Outstanding! |
| 9/28/07 |
Uncle Buck's surgery went as planned and he is expected to be in prime riding condition in time for the first snow. |
| 9/19/07 |
Maverick received a package of super cool stuff from Nitro – including a banner to keep at our PBR events. Thanks to Jeff Rumore at Nitro. |
| 9/15/07 |
Suggs held an awesome skate session at his ramp. Skater, Vader, Vert, Duce, Pickle and Maverick all attended. What a day! |
| 7/04/07 |
Founding Teamrider Cobra tried kiteboarding for the first time. Cobra has windsurfed for many years, but kiteboarding really kicked his butt. He took a lesson from kiteboarding guru Dave Loop of H2Air (Dewey Beach). Dave is an outstanding teacher, and in no time flat had Cobra working the kite like a champ. But then the time came to put Cobra in the board, and it didn’t go so well. Cobra got propelled into 5 hard faceplants before calling it a day. Cobra said, “Man, I got worked, but I plan to hit it again soon.”
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