San Diego Encinitas Lions Surf Camp for Blind and Visually Impaired – September 11, 2022

Out of an abundance of caution, as the safety of our participants, volunteers and team are of utmost priority, we will be cancelling the Annual Surf with The Blind and Visually Impaired Surf Therapy Camp together with the Encinitas Lion’s Club, that was scheduled to take place this Sunday, September 11th.
Due to the General Rain Advisory issued today, September 9, 2022, by the San Diego Coastkeeper with data provided by the County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health, all beaches in the San Diego County Region are potentially impacted by high levels of bacteria that may have exceeded health standards. “Avoid water contact in the advisory area”.

San Diego’s Visually impaired community will once again hit the waves, this year at La Jolla Shores.
The Encinitas Lions Club in partnership with Urban Surf 4 Kids will hold their 27th Annual Surfing Clinic for the blind and visually impaired.

**All volunteers for this event are required to attend our Orientation Training via Zoom on September 7, 2022 at 6pm PST.
>> Surf w/ the Blind and Visually Impaired Orientation Training Sign up<<

Details:
Event Sunday Sept 11th from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at La Jolla Shores Northside

New event location will be at La Jolla Shores Park (8400 El Paseo Grande, La Jolla, CA 92037).

A large public parking lot next to the event location is available. Public Parking Lot address: 8300 Camino Del Oro, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Street parking is also available.

Due to the ongoing heat wave in California, parking is expected to be exceptionally limited. All attendees should plan to arrive 30-45 minutes prior to their session check-in time to find parking.

Setup Team & A.M. Registration arrives at 7:00 a.m.
A.M. In-water Volunteers arrive at 7:15 a.m. to check-in
Volunteers arrive at 8 a.m.

Participants
A.M. Participants arrive at 8:30 a.m.
P.M. Participants arrive at 11:30 a.m.

Due to limited resources, surfing spots are 30 minute sessions per person and are reserved for visually impaired persons only.
No family members may surf in lieu of a surfer.
Registration is limited to 65 attendees who are surfing, ages 7+, with visual impairments.
Please note your special needs in the registration form comments should the participant need any additional assistance.
Lunch will be sponsored by Board and Brew. It will consist of sandwiches, fruit, chips, and cookies. We have limited vegetarian, vegan, and GF options available. Please only take these options if you have dietary restrictions.

Volunteers
We need help with registration, wetsuits, guiding participants, and more.

Teams of five in-water volunteers per surfer are also needed to make this a safe, successful event for our surfers. We will be breaking into teams for maximum safety for each participant.

A mandatory in-water volunteer orientation is required for this special event which will consist of a short training and information session regarding working with surf participants with visually impairments.
A.M. In-Water Volunteer training session will start at 8:00 a.m.
P.M. In-Water Volunteer training session will start at 12:30 p.m.

La Jolla Shores
Our registration check-in will be at La Jolla Shores Park, which is north of the main parking lot. Half of the park will be sectioned off for this event. You can’t miss us!

We will be surfing between Tower 32 and 33, directly in front of our event.

Helpful map photos and directions for Sunday, September 11 event.

La Jolla Shores Map Overview

La Jolla Shores Map Area

La Jolla Shores Zoomed for Parking

* Read our 2022 Camp Participation Waiver and fill out the form below

Participant Sign Up

**Past Event Video**

Please check the email you provide for additional details and forms to sign for each volunteer/participant if you have not attended a surf camp this season.

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