Friday, August 13th, 2021 • 4:00PM – 7:00PM
Presented by Killer Dana Surf Shop
34467 Golden Lantern
Dana Point Harbor
949-503-1186
Buzzy Kerbox-Making Waves Book Signing
Spotlight
Dana Point Surf Shop Challenge
On March 30th the Dana Point Surf Club will be holding the first annual Dana Point Surf Shop Challenge. 26 surfers from each of the 5 local surf shops will compete for spots on the Dana Point Surf Team. The 5 shops competing will be Killer Dana, Infinity, Girl in the Curl, Hobie, and Jacks. Surfers will compete in different groups based on gender and age, as well as a long board division. The winners of each category will be given the opportunity to surf for Dana Point in the West Coast Board Rider Series. Killer Dana has quite an impressive team and will hopefully take home the trophy.
See http:// https://www.danapointtimes.com/surfing-waves-change/ for more information.
Killer Dana 27th Yr. Anniversary BBQ
The Killer Dana Crew is proud to announce that we have now been open for 27 years! We have gone through some ups and downs in the last couple years, but thanks to our awesome/ supportive community we have prevailed and will be right here with all your surfing needs for years to come. With the milestone being achieved we would love to invite the local community to our celebration BBQ. Going down Saturday June 16th, 12pm-3pm, we will be grilling up properly, tons of various grill items and of course cold drinks. Also a store wide sale all weekend for everyone to enjoy and tons of raffle goods will be handed out! We are looking forward to seeing all you K.D. supporters this weekend. Thank you!
Ohana Festival
Ohana Fest. is coming back to Dana Point this year September 28th to the 30th! It has turned into one of the biggest events around, attracting some big name artists and providing a very scenic venue for all the action. Food and beverage options are abundant all weekend long making it an ideal summer weekend getaway option. If your not so keen on staying inside the park grounds, you can post up on the beach and listen to the jams that are going down feet from the sand. The family vibes are unreal and it is an experience that only Dana Point can provide. We are looking forward to it and cant wait to get our groove on!
Doheny Surf and Art Fest.
The Doheny Surf and Art Festival will be taking place on the Doheny State Park grounds June 23rd to the 24th, and will be celebrating the beach lifestyle this community shares. The event will feature live music from local bands, as well as art displays from artists that live in the area. For all the auto mobile enthusiasts, there will be a car show as well, featuring old school woodies! For anybody trying to get a taste of the trending surfing fashion, many vendors including ourselves will have a booth down there filled with clothing and other accessories. Hopefully we will see all your friendly faces down there, and feel free to stop by the Killer Dana booth and see what we are up to!
Cosmic Creek
The 20th annual Cosmic Creek will be going down June 2nd and 3rd this year and as always it will be at Salt Creek Beach Park in Dana Point. The contest offers a rare opportunity to ride boards from the 70’s and 80’s, primarily twin and single fins from private collections, and thanks to Vissla for increasing the board lineup even further. Age divisions range all the way from 16 and under to 45 and over, you might even get to see some old pros like Curren and Machado showing off their iconic style on iconic boards, or even new pros like Noah Dean busting airs on single fins! Along with the unique style of surfing out in the water there will be live music on the beach both days, so if your not interested in the surfing the music makes for perfect beach day vibes. The crew here at Killer Dana is so stoked to be apart of the action, we have been down there as a sponsor and supporting the growth of the Cosmic since day one. If your in the area come stop by and witness one of the most entertaining contests around!
Doheny State Beach
Doheny State Beach is located just south of the Dana Point Harbor, offering some of the most forgiving and play full waves in So Cal. Doho breaks best on a south swell, which arrives in the summer months, making it the ideal spot to post up and enjoy a hot and sunny day. The beach itself stretches over a mile and the different surf peaks scatter the lineup giving you the opportunity to get some fun waves and sun rays all to yourself. Due to the forgiving waves it is the perfect spot to learn how to surf, most local surfers in D.P. learned at Doho and still venture back to get those long rides and epic vibes when out in the water. Just watch out for the barnacles on the rocks! The state park grounds right behind the beach offers everything from restrooms, showers, BBQ pits and even beach volleyball courts. The state park hosts tons of concerts as well, so keep your eyes and ears pealed for a concert on the beach! The historical aspect of Doheny is absolutely unreal, it was the birthplace of modern surfing and the stories you can find are amazing! Legends like Mikey Dora, Hobie Alter and Bruce Brown honed their skills at this wave, creating new surf moves that would propel surfing forward, and film making techniques that showed the world how amazing surfing is!
Dana Point Grand Prix
The Dana Point Grand Prix is into its 12th season and running strong. The event itself features race divisions that vary from fun kid races to full blown professional racing with a price purse totaling one million dollars. The event brings tons of vendors, giving attendees a perfect time to pick up racing gear directly from the source, a chance to meet local riders and check out Dana Points local bike scene. The event this year is going down on April 30th and will be running all day. As always the course wraps around the local back streets surrounding Killer Dana giving us a perfect view from our front door! We hope to see all the local bike enthusiasts there!
Discover the Headlands
If your looking for a nice place to walk or just want some jaw dropping views, go check out the Headlands of Dana Point. Trails intertwine on the top of the Cliffs that look down onto the harbor and offer you the chance to make the journey all the way around the Headland and end up at Strands beach scenic walking trail. A local favorite would be to start at the bottom of Violet Lantern St. and then make your way north on a nice and flat trail that looks over the back of the harbor. Development of the Headlands project site was carefully planned to enhance the public coastal access, preserve the coastal bluffs and give the locals a chance to go out and see how much Dana Point actually sticks out into the Pacific!
The Dana Point Headlands Conservation Area contains over 150 species of plants and animals that are native to coastal Southern California. The unique setting and mix of habitats on the Headlands also provides a home for rare and threatened plants and animals. Check it out!
Dana Point Surf Club
Surf clubs are back! In the last year Dana Points surf club has been taking shape. Now a member of the West Coast Board Riders Club, Dana Point will take on other coastal cities clubs in competitions all up and down the coast. The competitions have divisions for all ages and the teams roster will be decided by team captains and how hard you shred!
Killer Dana is proud to be a main sponsor of the D.P. surf club. We will have the occasional party after an event, grill up some hot dogs and have a local band jam for a few hours. If your looking to sign up for the club go see Happy (Mike Cruikshank) back in our board room and he will hook you up with all the info you need!
Festival of Whales
Dana Points Festival of Whales is into its 47th year running, a event involving the local community and its appreciation for our near by coast lines and all the wildlife living in it. The event will be going down two weekends this year, March 3, 4, 10 and 11th, and will feature a ton of attractions for all ages. Everything from concerts to educational shows with live displays over at the Ocean Institute. The Killer Dana surf shop crew is stoked to be apart of such an awesome event this year, we pulled out our old V.W. shop bus, decorated it and ourselves in D.P. colors and hit the streets for the parade through Dana Points main streets!
Best surf shop of Orange County
Killer Dana Surf Shop pays tribute to Orange County’s unparalleled right-hand point break of the same name, site of some of the biggest rideable waves in the county before it was eliminated by the building of Dana Point Harbor in the late 1960s. Photos on the shop walls offer testament to the legendary wave and heroic rides of the area’s top surfers of the time.
