If I Had a Chihuahua, I'd Dress Him Up Like a Taco for Halloween.

Chihuahua's seem like really "good sports" when it comes to doing crazy stunts like surfing, nipping at your heels, and even dressing up for Halloween. Taking this little guy, stylishly coiffed as a Taco, out for Trick or Treat is sure to have the booty bag overflowing!

Siren is on Facebook

We are working on our Facebook page as we speak. Check it out! Or look for the "Become a Fan" button on the left hand side of the blog. We love our fans, and we love giving away free stuff, so see you on Facebook!
Also, we're glamming up Siren Skin Care's presence on the web with a new site to be unveiled soon. Stay tuned....

Siren Kristy Murphy Wins Dempsey Contest; Raises Coastal Preservation Awareness

Kristy Murphy not only won the women's longboard division, but also upset the men-dominated SUP division by placing 5th overall! In the end, it was all for fun and to raise awareness of WiLDCOAST's initiative to preserve the native beauty of our coastline.

From the press release:

"With more than 180 participants, the 6th Annual WiLDCOAST Dempsey Holder Memorial Ocean Festival and Surf Contest was the largest surfing competition ever held in South San Diego County. On Sunday October 18 on the south side of the Imperial Beach Pier, more than 500 spectators lined the beach to watch surfers from all over San Diego County surf beautiful 2-4 waves.

This year the Dempsey highlighted the progress that has been made along the U.S.-Mexico border to clean up the coast. With a new sewage treatment plant under construction on the U.S. side of the border, three new sewage plants operating in the Tijuana-Rosarito Beach region, and the signing of legislation by Governor Schwarzenegger to fund cleaning up Tijuana, the WiLDCOAST “Clean Water Now” campaign has made a significant contribution to protecting our coast and ocean."

Congrats to all who participated! See you next year!

Kristy Murphy's Siren Surf Adventures Website is Live!

Siren is proud to announce that the Kristy Murphy's Siren Surf Adventures website is live! To celebrate, and say thanks for signing up on such late notice, we're offering a $400.00 discount on our November 4-10 Zihuatanejo retreat! Don't miss your chance to stay at the luxurious, yet eco-smart, Casa Viva Resort while honing your surfing skills with 2005 Womens World Longboard Champion Kristy Murphy. A seasoned veteran in the surf retreat world for over 10 years, no one knows how to pair surfing and luxury like Kristy.
We donate a portion of all proceeds from the Adventure to WiLDCOAST in order to ensure that our Zihuatanejo playground stays wild, undeveloped and uncrowded. Check it all out here.

Siren Skin Cream Feature in To Your Health Magazine

Hey! One of our avid readers found this feature of our skin cream in an on-line magazine called To Your Health. Check it out here.

Here's the copy and pasted version:

Siren's All-Natural Skin Cream
by Siren Surf

As avid waterwomen, we tried everything to beat the relentless sun and drying wind, but nothing did the trick. That's why we created 100% Natural Siren Skin Cream. Our super-concentrated blend with a hint of orange-peppermint soothes parched skin and keeps you soft and supple for adventures ahead. Please visitwww.sirensurf.com to grab a tin. Your skin will thank you!

If you haven't given our skin cream a try, do yourself a favor. It's 100% natural, and super effective at keeping skin supple, smooth and well hydrated. An absolute apres-outdoor must for all Sirens. Give it a try!

Surfing Lowers: Carl's Jr. Parking Lot Option Now $15.00

This time of year always sees a few well groomed south swells march up the coast. For those of us in So. Cal, that means a trip to Lower Trestles and, inevitably, a delicious after-surf Jr. Western Bacon Cheeseburger at the Carl's Jr. next to the parking lot. Now, it also means a $15.00 day use parking fee. But hey--isn't perfect Lowers worth $15?

Thanks for Coming to the "Ride My Board" Jule Collection Event!

We just wrapped up the Jule Collection and Siren Surfboards "Ride My Board Day" in Oceanside this weekend (October 3). We lucked out with awesome weather which helped get everyone out to the beach for some fun in the sun! Keep-A-Breast came out to support and represent for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Our hostess Julie Cox was demo-ing her line of Jule Collection surfboards in the waves while I had the SUP boards going on demo runs around Oceanside Harbor. I had never paddled the harbor before, it was awesome. There is a dock where all the seals hang out and swim. I was able to paddle right over and get a great birds eye view of them swimming from the Stand Up Paddle board. Later it was back to the beach to fire up the grill and another Oceanside surf session!

Thanks to you all who came out and gave the boards a try! As always a big thanks to our awesome sponsors for helping us make the weekend possible! Siren Surfboards, Kialoa Paddles, Costa Del Mar Sunglasses, Wildcoast, Jule Surfboards and Keep-A-Breast.


A special thanks to the Jule Collection for inviting us to participate in the event.

See you all at the next demo in Imperial Beach on Oct.18. We will be holding the demo alongside the Wildcoast/Dempsey Holder Ocean Festival and Surf Contest. By the way, there are still slots available if you would like to participate in the SUP Open Division. It's only $25 to enter, but the bragging rights for winning are priceless!

Bye!-Kristy

Rainbow Sandals' Battle of the Paddle

We work with Kevin Shaughnessy over at Channin for all of our surfboard and SUP R&D exploits. It's rare to find someone in the industry that is not only adept at translating desired function into form, but also has a hands-on, in the water understanding of how boards work.
Unfortunately, no board is immune to an angry, rocky coastline at high tide, so when a rogue wave swallowed up and crushed his race board just days before the race, he had no choice but to borrow my 11'0 Siren SUP. As a rule, the longer the board, the faster it paddles, so in a race full of 12'6 boards, he definitely had his work cut out for him. After 5 grueling miles, he came in a respectable 71st out of 100+ racers. Not bad considering he was under-gunned by a foot and a half.
It was really cool to see a Siren board in the race! Next year, I think we Siren girls are going to give it a go! There were actually quite a few women battling it out for their shot at the $5500 purse; very inspiring. Stay tuned for the Siren Racing SUP!

Check Out the New Siren Gallery Page!

Picasa is a great way to publish your photos to the web and share your adventures with your friends. We thought it would be cool to have our Gallery page automatically update and link to our Picasa Web Albums (it's also a lot easier than manually updating the Gallery!). After cracking the whip on the Siren Web Dev Team, we're happy to announce the new and improved Gallery portion of the site. Click the "Gallery" button at the top of this page to view (or you can click here) . You will see an assortment of photo albums that we've created--click on any of them to view all the photos.

Kialoa Paddles: Now in Metal Flake!

Metal flake, more commonly referred to as glitter, has been a staple in the Siren Surfboards line since the beginning. In fact, Channin, the factory that builds our boards, actually pioneered its use for the open-molded wet-layup lamination technique (the technical name for how custom surfboards are glassed) many years ago. Now if only someone would make a metal flake clad paddle....


Enter Kialoa Paddles, who have just introduced metal flake as on option on their paddles. Here I am at Rainbow Sandal's Battle of the Paddle checking it out first hand. Kialoa's motto, "Technology and Tradition Together on the Water," is really apparent in everything they do. And with a great team to test the equipment and provide feedback, it's no wonder why they are able to build one of the best paddles out there.

SUP by Boat

A girl and her boat, a match made in heaven!

From Kristy Murphy's Blog:

I miss Florida, well I don't miss the flat spells, but with a SUP and a boat everyday is an adventure no matter what size the surf is. Although my last 2 days visiting my family in Jupiter where blessed with 2 ft. peelers, for the most part there were no waves to be found. So, my friend Lindsey and I took the boat out to look for some new paddle spots and adventures. The boat took us to some cool mangrove canals and out in the ocean we found a manta ray to paddle with. The boat is an added plus, but really all you need is your board, paddle and sunscreen to have some really good fun!

The parental crew, floating around.

Paddling the mangrove canals along the Intercoastal Waterway.

We got to check out this feeding manta ray from our SUP boards.

NinePlus 2009 Cat Suit: Purr-fect?

I was initially drawn to this suit for it's retro front-zip styling, a la the O'Neill Beaver Tail. But after wearing one last season, I was sold on it's warmth and comfort. Word is that NinePlus has updated the Cat Suit for 2009 by making some subtle cut changes and using a new smooth-skin neoprene technology that is supposed to be even more durable than previous versions. I'm excited to have the new version on the way just in time for water temps to be on the decline!

No-holds-barred review forthcoming!

By Popular Demand: The Siren 10' SUP

We knew this would happen--as the SUP community evolves, and our skills grow, what once seemed unattainable now seems so easy that we wonder why we didn't see it from the get go. Remember a few years ago when all the SUPs out there were like 12'6" long by 34" wide? The Siren 11'0 seemed so tiny! It has been a trip seeing people who thought they could never manage anything smaller than the 11' effortlessly scoot around the lakes, rivers and waterways on our 9'0. So as more and more interest shifts to the 9'0, we've been getting a lot of requests for something that bridges the gap between the 11' and 9' Siren SUP--a balance between the manuverability of the 9'0 and the stability of the 11'0. And so with all of that in mind, and prompted by our loyal SUP devotees, we proudly introduce the 10'0 Siren SUP.
We should have a couple in stock by next week!

Reminder: "Ride My Board" Demo Tomorrow, Oceanside Harbor!

Hope to See you there!

Siren is Now Taking Requests....

Acoustics really go a long way in setting the proper mood; creating the perfect vibe, don't they? Feel free to shoot us an email if you have any musical suggestions to enhance your experience on the blog. Ciao!