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The San Clemente Ocean Festival is upon us, and we have plenty of activities planned to keep the whole family busy.

Start out the day with a delicious pancake breakfast served up by our San Clemente lifeguards and their families. Stop by our vendor and sponsor booths or enter some of the athletic competitions. Enjoy crafts, games and entertainment at the Children’s Pavilion, and check out the free body surfi ng clinics on Saturday, hosted by the San Clem-

ente Body Surfi ng Club, where you can learn about water safety and the “how to’s” of catching a wave.

In the California Waterman & Waterwoman Championships, ocean lifeguards will race in multiple events to score points that go toward an overall championship worth $5,000 in prize money. Events include the Open Ocean Paddle (surf ski, paddleboard, stand-up paddleboard), Surf Race (swim sprint), National Doryman Association Race, Surf Ski Race, Paddleboard Race, International Ironman Relay, Rescue Relay and American Ironman. Top athletes to watch include former United States Olympian Mitch Kahn and San Clemente residents Rob Pelky and SUP racer Brandi Baksic.

Back by popular demand, the SUP Surfi ng Championships, sponsored by Hobie Surf Shops, is open to all and is fi ercely competitive among many world-class SUP surfers. There will be three divisions (men under the age of 39, men over the age of 39 and women) competing on the north side of the Pier throughout Saturday. For our younger, 4- to 12-year-old runners, there is the Dolphin Dash Kid’s Beach Fun Run, sponsored by Clif Kid, south of the Pier on Saturday morning. In the “Groms Rule” surf contest on Sunday, sponsored by Rip Curl, boys and girls ages 10 and under and 11 through 14 will compete for top prizes in each category. So come cheer on your favorite grom.

Car enthusiasts will want to check out the Woody Car Exhibit out the on the Pier.

Good Times for All at the 37th Annual San Clemente Ocean Festival

Slap on some sunscreen and join us for the ‘Greatest Show on Surf’

There will be 15 different cars displayed each day of the event for all to enjoy. On Saturday, there will be a Children’s Fishing Clinic and Derby at the end of the Pier, fol-lowed by the all ages fi shing derby on Sunday—both hosted and sponsored by Dana Wharf Sportfi shing & Whale Watching. From the Pier you can also check out what’s happening in the water and on the sand, before heading back up and enjoying some of the great food available or to fi nd your very own “treasure” at the Ocean Art Show in Parque Del Mar.

Stay and enjoy the free concert featuring Millertime Boogie, sponsored by The Sheckler Foundation, on Saturday evening. There will be meals available for purchase on the beach. It’s a great way to unwind and relax at the end the day with family and friends, listening to the music and watching the sun set over Dana Point.

On Sunday, around 4 p.m., the Great Rubber Duck Race marks the Ocean Festival’s Grand Finale. Sponsor a duck for a chance to win a resort weekend and golf excur-sions, surf board, whale-watching and fi shing trips, dinners, a motorized bike and many more exciting prizes.

Avoid parking hassles: There is free parking and shuttle service available from San Clemente High School, located at 700 Avenida Pico.

We extend our gratitude to all who continue to support the “Greatest Show on Surf”— our awesome sponsors, 200-plus incredible volunteers, dedicated city and state lifeguards, the city of San Clemente and all of you who join us each year. We look forward to seeing everyone on the beach this weekend. Don’t forget your sun-screen and a towel. For schedule of events and additional information, please visit www.oceanfestival.org.

Peggy Vance, Executive Director, San Clemente Ocean Festival

Photos by Andrea Swayne

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While most locals who attend the San Clemente Ocean Festival come to take in the Waterman and Wa-terwoman races, the Woodies on the Pier or just to en-joy the camaraderie of several thousand other citizens, for 200 to 300 others, it’s a very different experience.

For the volunteers who help to make Ocean Fest happen, preparation begins almost a year in advance. Veteran volunteer Ernie Marquez has served in multiple different coordinating positions, alongside his wife Jolinda. Ernie said that for those most involved in the event, preparation starts in September, beginning with a debriefi ng on the previous festival, before planning for the next event. From the logistical side, all that prepara-tion goes into four days of work, beginning with set up that starts in earnest Thursday. Set-up, however, takes more time than tear-down, which is completed Sunday night.

“It’s hectic,” Ernie said. “We meet every month all year, but it takes that long to plan.”

Jolinda, who has served as volunteer coordinator the last two years, said typically, to man all the booth and events at the Ocean Festival, it requires 300 volunteers. Recruiting, she said, starts in winter, when only a few might have a pretty July weekend at the Pier on their minds.

“It’s a full time job, starting in February,” Jolinda said. “That’s when we start contacting the schools, to try and get kids, before they head off for graduation.”

Jolinda said children and teens make up about a quarter of the volunteers each year, primarily in the food court and children’s pavilion. Most of the remaining volunteers come from other service organizations from across the city, but many of the same volunteers come back year after year, most in the same positions.

“A lot of them have been doing it for close to all 37 years,” Jolinda said. “People enjoy coming back, and they know those jobs.”

Jolinda said this is especially crucial for registration and results for the athletic events.

“Those people are our clients,” she said. “When people know the process it just makes it easier.”

Karran Toffelmier has been involved 12 years, working in product sales and helping to run the Children’s Pavil-ion for many years. A friend who had been running the product sales brought her in.

Jim Nielsen has been involved with the festival for fi ve years, originally becoming involved at the encourage-ment of friend Gary Button, who helps put together the annual Woodie display. While his initial experience was simply helping his friend put up banners, Nielsen has gradually become more involved, and now works behind the scenes doing bookkeeping for the Festival, as well as helping to put the cars on the Pier. He’s also becoming familiar with how to put together the Woodie

Volunteers Help Make Ocean Fest PossibleHundreds help to put on annual event at the Pier

Longtime Ocean Fest Volunteers Gary and Arlene Button have put helped put together the annual display of Woodies for 21 years. Photo courtesy of Peggy Vance

Volunteers Ernie and Jolinda Marquez have volunteered in various positions for a number of years. For the last two years, Jolinda has served as a volunteer coordinator, before relinquishing the role this year. Photo courtesy of Peggy Vance.

NEW RESCUE RELAY ADDED TO COMPETITIONEvent is a part of lifeguarding tradition

While many of the athletic events at the Ocean Festival test traditional life saving skills of watermen and waterwomen, there is no doubt the newest athletic event directly tests the skills of the lifeguards working the Southern California waters.

The rescue relay is “steeped in lifeguarding tradi-tion,” said Barrett Tester, who helps organize the athletic events.

“It’s a true test of lifeguard ocean skills,” Tester said.The relay includes a pair of swimmers for each team.

One, the “victim,” is stationed just beyond the surf line (usually 50 to 75 meters out), awaiting the rescuer, who must swim out to them with a rescue can used by life-guards. Both then race back to the beach, in a similar fashion as a lifeguard would with real victim. The victim however, must keep both hands on the can and can only kick their way to the beach.

Tester said the event is a good way to build camara-derie among the lifeguards from different areas, in ad-dition to testing their skills. There will be two qualifying heats for the 20 teams currently set to compete. The event will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

The event is often mixed, in terms of gender. Tester said many teams will include a woman as the victim, be-cause it is often advantageous to have as light a person as possible in that role. While being a strong swimmer is a necessity for both participants, other teams opt to switch off roles in different heats.

“The waves will determine everything,” Tester said. “It’s a good test of what it’s all about.” —Jim Shilander

display in the future, should Button decide to step aside.

An active volunteer for a number of organizations in the city, Nielsen said what makes the Ocean Festival a unique experience for volunteers is that there’s really only one focus.

“It’s got a singular purpose,” Nielsen said. He contrasted the experience to that of another organiza-tion he volunteers for, the Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks & Recreation Foundation, which does several major events each year, though none as large by themselves. “You bring these hundreds of volun-teers together and it’s just this one event. This is a big production.”

Arlene Button, Gary’s wife, said she and her husband have been volunteers for 21 years, all of them coordinat-ing the Woodies. What keeps the two of them coming back, she said, is the sense of a camaraderie working the festival.

“It’s just a great group, and they do so many good things,” Button said, noting the number of scholar-ships and other programs supported by the Festival. “And they do good things like getting kids involved in activities. And because it’s a great family event. We see people we’ve seen before every single year.”

—Jim Shilander

“You bring these hundreds of

volunteers together and it’s

just this one event. This is a

big production.” —Jim Nielsen

1. Body Sur� ng Clinics (Sat Only)1. Sand Sculpting Registration (Sun Only)2. Storage/Changing Room - CP Stage3. CP Stage4. CP Shade area for Stage5. Children’s Pavilion Crafts6. GAME BOOTH7. GAME BOOTH8. GAME BOOTH

9. Ocean Institute10. Ticket Sales11. Casa Romantica Face Painting12. Clif Kid13. USSD Martial Arts/Cross� t SC/NutriShop DPt14. Orange Coast Women’s Medical Grp / Women’s Hospital @ Saddleback Memorial, LH

FEATURED BOOTHS & VENDORS

SAN CLEMENTE PIER

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JULY 20-21, 2013

15. Ocean Minded16. Swift Health Chiropractic17. Welk Resorts18. T-Shirt Sales19. Volunteer Check-In / Information20. KWVE21. Capistrano Volkswagen22. Free Speech23. Fisherman’s Food Court

24. Duck Sales25. San Clemente Times26. Athletic Registration27. Results28. Athletes’ Refreshments29. Rip Curl30. Saddleback Memorial Hospital - SC31. Hobie Surf Shop32. Main Stage & Awards

33. SUP Surf Registration (Sat)33. Groms Surf Registration (Sun)34. KLOS Van & KABC35. Pancake Breakfast Ticket Sales36. Pancake Breakfast37. Art Show

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Whether it’s at the Pier or in supermarket aisles, it’s not hard to spot local residents sporting white Ocean Festival t-shirts from years past. Along with sandals and board shorts, the shirts have become the unoffi cial regalia of choice for some San Clemente residents—paraphernalia that highlights the easy-going, beachside life of the area and shows their support for the Ocean Festival.

Local artist Bob Harlow has been designing the shirts since 1992. His designs have always featured a blue dolphin, often wearing red board shorts and sunglasses, partaking in different ocean activities each year.

“People love the dolphin. If I would take the dolphin off, there would be a riot,” said Harlow, who’s named his creation, “Duke.”

This year’s logo, once again, features Duke on a stand-up paddleboard. “I had him doing it probably three or four years ago,” Harlow said. “It’s one of the fastest growing sports. Everybody is doing it, and since the Ocean Festival has SUP events, why not put that on the shirt?”

For the last three years, Harlow has also designed blue shirts featuring a “vintage surf theme” that he said rival the original design.

“I came up with a more surf-inspired logo that’s a little more sophisticated,” Harlow said. “This year, it’s a long-board surfer with cracks in it to give it a vintage look.”

All shirts can be purchased this weekend at the Ocean Festival. Short-sleeve shirts are $16, long sleeves $20 and child-sized shirts $10. Other Ocean Festival items for sale include hoodies and sweatshirts for $30 and hat and visors for $15. — Brian Park

Children’s Pavilion Broadening Appeal

New ‘Ariel’ Looks to Enjoy Character

Bob Harlow: The Man Behind Duke the Dolphin

New acts refl ect desire to get more age groups involved

Junior Lifeguard Frohlich taking over role

Ocean Festival Children’s Pavilion coordinator Lisa Green said this year’s events have been designed to en-courage more children, of all ages, to enjoy the facilities.

“We’re trying to cater beyond the 7-to-12 age group and provide more for teens and younger children,” Green said. “We don’t want teens to feel like they have hang out with adults or have to hang out with kids in elementary school.”

This years performers include the Laguna Niguel band Ugly Paint, which won last year’s Orange County Music Award for Best Youth Artist. The band will be releasing an extended play disc this summer.

“We feel like we can be a showcase for all the new tal-ent,” Green said. Another area artist, DJ Ruckus, will be

As a girl, Brooke Frohlich loved “The Little Mer-maid,” and her favorite Disney princess, Ariel. Now, Frohlich, who has spent her own fair share of time in the water as a Junior Lifeguard, gets to take on her favorite role.

Frohlich, 14, is the new “Ariel,” inheriting the role from Megan Yaklyvich, who graduated from San Clemente High School last year. As Ariel, Frohlich will pose for pictures with children at the Children’s Pavilion on Saturday and Sunday. Frohlich will also lead the Mermaid Parade on Sunday, which includes a number of other girls dressed in their own Ariel costumes, along with “King Neptune.”

“It’s going to be great to work with kids,” Frohlich said. “Ariel was my favorite Disney princess growing up and to have the opportunity to become her is wonderful.”

Frohlich just completed her fi nal year at Shorecliffs Middle School. Next year, she’ll be moving on to the Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana to study culinary arts. She has been a part of San Clemente’s junior lifeguard program for the last four years.

“It’s been one of my passions since I was a little girl,” Forhlich said. “I’m most looking forward to the French cooking classes.” — Jim Shilander

New ‘Ariel’ Brooke Frohlich in her costume. Courtesy photo

spinning songs the entire weekend. Sunday, the stage will also welcome performances

from Rock the Autism, a San Clemente organization that uses music to encourage creativity and expression from kids who might not otherwise express it easily.

“It’s a great platform for those kids,” Green said. “I’m jazzed about it.”

Rocky Neidhardt of Rock the Autism said while many of the regular attendees of the group’s sessions, primarily held at the Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area, will be away from the city on vacation, a few “star kids” will be performing. The group will also have a booth set up to answer questions and provide information to the community. — JS

5th ANNUAL STAND-UP PADDLE-BOARD SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS

6 a.m. Registration/Check-in @ SURF registration booth, north of Pier7 a.m. – 3 p.m. Competitions

CITY LIFEGUARD PANCAKE BREAKFAST7 a.m. – 11 a.m. North of Pier, near Marine Safety

5th Annual “DOLPHIN DASH” Kid’s Beach Run (ages 12 and under)

7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Registration/Check-In @ Children’s Pavilion, South of Pier9 a.m. ½ mile run for Ages 4-69:20 a.m. ¾ mile run for Ages 7-99:40 a.m. 1 mile run for Ages 10-12

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A view of a classic “Woody” on the Pier. File photo

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SATURDAY, JULY 20

21st ANNUAL WOODY CAR EXHIBIT

8:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. Displayed on the Pier

OCEAN ART SHOW9 a.m. – 6 p.m. In Parque Del Mar, overlooking the event

FREE BODYSURFING CLINICS9 a.m. – 3 p.m. South of the Pier, next to Children’s Pavilion Hosted by San Clemente Body Surfi ng Club

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIESAll day events: Crafts, Face Painting and Carnival Games. Plus, Ocean Institute, Clif Bar & USSD Martial Arts SC/Crossfi t SC/NutriShop DP booths. 8 a.m. Ticket sales begin for crafts, games and facepainting8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Arts and crafts, Ocean Institute, game booths, face painting and relays10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Broadway Bound – performance11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Guillobel Brazillian Jiu Jitsu – demonstration12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Hula Connection performance 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. “Ugly Paint” – performance* Special presentations throughout the day

BEACH PARTY and FREE CONCERT5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Dinners available through Fisherman’s Restaurant6 p.m. – 8 p.m. FREE beach concert featuring “Millertime Boogie” – Sponsored by The Sheckler Foundation

CHILDREN’S FISHING CLINIC & FISHING DERBY On the Pier - Sponsored by Dana Wharf Sportfi shing 6:30 a.m. Registration (on the pier), clinic and derby Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult12:30 p.m. Judging and prizes awarded

CALIFORNIA WATERMAN & WATERWOMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Main Competition Area-Northside of San Clemente Pier - featuring:8 a.m. Event #1 5km Open Ocean Paddle - Surf Ski, Paddleboard and SUP10:30 a.m. Event #2 Surf Race 11 a.m. Event #3 National Doryman Assoc. Race #1 12 p.m. Event #4 Surf Ski Race (Lifeguard spec)1 p.m. Event #5 Paddleboard Sprint (10’6” spec)2 p.m. Event #6 National Doryman Assoc. Race #23 p.m. Event #7 International Ironman Relay (3 person)3:30 p.m. Event #8 Rescue Race Relay (2 person)4 p.m. Event #9 American Ironman4:30 p.m. Event #10 Beach Flags

SAND SCULPTURE TEAM COMPETITION

6:30 a.m. Registration and Sculpting, south of Pier1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Judging/viewing (depending on the tides)2 p.m. (apx) Awards - Immediately following judging

FISHING DERBY

All Ages on the Pier – Sponsored by Dana Wharf Sportfi shing6:30 a.m. Registration (on the pier) and Derby - children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult12:30 p.m. Judging and prizes awarded

CITY LIFEGUARD PANCAKE BREAKFAST7 a.m. – 11 a.m. North of Pier, near Marine Safety

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Big sculptures like this one are a regular site at the sand sculpture comptition. File photo

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SUNDAY, JULY 21

21st ANNUAL WOODY CAR EXHIBIT8:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. Displayed on the Pier

OCEAN ART SHOW

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. In Parque Del Mar, overlooking event

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIESAll Day Events: Face Painting and Carnival Games; plus Ocean Institute, Clif Bar & USSD Martial Arts SC/Crossfi t SC/NutriShop DP booths. 8 a.m. Ticket sales begin for crafts, games and facepainting8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Ocean Crafts, Games and Relays sponsored by SC Parks and Recreation Dept.9 a.m. – 10 a.m. Mermaid Parade with King Neptune and Ariel10 a.m. – 11 a.m. South Coast Conservatory aka MV Dance and Performing Arts - performance11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Guillobel Brazillian JiuJitsu - performance12 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. “Rock the Autism” - performance

CALIFORNIA WATERMAN & WATERWOMAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Main Competition Area-Northside of San Clemente Pier - featuring:8 a.m. Event #11 5K Beach Run/Walk9 a.m. Event #12 Biathlon (1K swim and 5K run)10 a.m. Event #13 10K SUP Race11:45 a.m. San Clemente Body Surfi ng Club Demonstration12 p.m. Event #14 One Mile Ocean Swim1:15 p.m. Event #15 SUP Sprint 2 p.m. Event #16 Run - Swim - Run2:30 p.m. S.C. Marine Safety WATER RESCUE Demonstration3 p.m. Event #17 Splash and Dash

21st ANNUAL GREAT RUBBER DUCK RACEStarts at approximately 4 p.m. Sponsor ducks are $5 each – GREAT PRIZES!

“GROMS RULE” Surf Contest (ages 14 and under)

Sponsored by Rip Curl

6 a.m. Registration/Check-In @ SURF Registration booth, north of Pier7 a.m. – 3 p.m. Competitions

*Schedule subject to change