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SURF Page: 2-3 Interview with Monty Smith Page: 5 Puerto Rico 4.0 Page: 6 Forging Evironmental Education Page: 7-8 Our Cover Story Page: 9 Surfing Rabbi Puerto Rico
ART Page: 10 Friends of Rincon Page: 13-15 West Coast Music Page: 17-18 Poetry Page: 19-20 Hurricane Heroes
Publisher & Editor: Monty Smith Editor & Graphic Artist: Miguel Luna Advertising Sales: Milagros Rigau, Cesar Ravelo Collabolator: Irma Lois Dorr, Eduardo Arroyo, OscarC rdoba, John Grady, Ada Ramona Miranda, Fernando La Montaña, Luis Ortiz, Nachum Shifrin, Deshawn Sargent For Ads or Information: Tel. (787)-922-2517 rinconsurfart@gmail.com ©Rincon Surf Art. All rights reserved
ello, I am Monty Smith, publisher of Rincon Surf Art magazine. I am offering a little background information about myself and the reasons why I decided to go forward with this publication, along with a brief description of what my vision is and what it will become. have been a life-long surfer, having surfed many beaches in the U.S. and other countries by the time that Bernie Baker, the now renowned surfing legend photographer, directed me to Puerto Rico in 1970, where I have lived since. was living in El Salvador when I made the decision to make the move here, arriving in San Juan with $600 in my pocket. I opened my first business there, 'Island Surf Shop'. became involved in restarting the Puerto Rico Surfing Federation in order to get Jorge Machuca, then the up and coming Puerto Rican surfer, to the 1972 World Surfing Event in California. I continued to surf throughout Puerto Rico, especially in Rincon,
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and in 1972, I moved 'Island Surfboard Factory' there, where we manufactured and sold more than 2,000 surf boards to the U.S. and other countries. Although I eventually moved my store back to San Juan, developing other businesses along the way, I always kept my especially close ties with Rincon. In the 80's I worked arduously to preserve and maintain its premium and pristine surfing beaches. rom the 80's, up until around 2010, came back in San Juan to dedicate myself to running my surf shops, kayak surfing on reefs & raising my daughter up until her High School and college graduation. After she moved away, I was once again, free to come back to live in Rincon and get back my passion of surfboard surfing full time. n 2013, I developed the idea for the Legend Surf Classic events, and every one since its inaugural year have brought many surfers an non-surfers and income to Rincon and Puerto Rico. n 2018, Legend Surf Classic was rescheduled due to the effects of hurricane MarĂa, but we are hoping it will be just as exciting, with the newly established
dates being March 2nd - 4th. We are both happy and proud to be recognizing the 2nd generation surfers from all around the island. We are also coordinated a rescue and recovery celebration in recognition of the organizations and individuals who worked tirelessly in the hurricane MarĂa recovery efforts, still an ongoing process. y history clearly outlines my love of surfing, the island, and Rincon. I have consistently worked hard to raise Surfing's image while promoting an awareness of its economic importance to, not only Rincon, but to the island. It was confirmed in Surfrider studies that in the 80's Surfing brought over $50,000,000 in annual income and has since has more than doubled to an over $100,000,000 to the our island of Puerto Rico. ou might ask, ""Why this publication?" But, just as the sport of Surfing has evolved, so to has the town of Rincon; it's events, its population, and its economy. I saw the need for better communication about everything that Rincon has to offer. y vision with this publication is that it becomes the source from which to be able to work together in every aspect that makes up our community; the press, corporations, its
local municipal and state government and the citizens, toward Rincon's continued growth and advancement. We also want to continuously work toward the preservation of Rincon and Puerto Rico's natural resources, unique culture. We don’t want over development and to lose the Rincon feeling. There are few places like this in the world.
t this time, I also ask that you contribute in the participation of the continued recovery efforts here and island wide. Thank you.
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By: Eduardo Arroyo
uerto Rico 4.0 is a reborn and firmly engrained attitude of people that trusts their talents, resources and gifts to create a new prosperous, supportive and happy country. It is the
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symbol that unites all Puerto Ricans of birth and / or heart, those who live on the island and those who live outside, who are our Extended Homeland. Puerto Rico 4.0 is a newborn, a new reality that makes its way through history, a new prosperous realm fruit of our solidarity with our fellow humans everywhere in the world. eduardo@e-arroyo.com
“Forging Environmental Education”
By: Ada Ramona Miranda
orikén, our archipelago, we know not its exact measurements, but of one thing we are absolutely certain, is that we can count on its excellent natural resources, as well as the best, most beautiful beaches world wide. o then, if we are so proud, how is it possible that we still have problems with maintaining and protecting them? It's called, lack of environmental education. ven so, there are a lot of us committed, who have been educating and will continue to do so, sending out a clear message, with real acts, being an example, and creating an awareness of the importance of preserving them. We understand that this subject has been talked about, but we still have work to do. t PR 4.0, we count on a group of Puerto Ricans who are committed and ready to continue contributing to protect, not only our natural resources, but in bettering the quality of life of our people,
here is no guide or a perfect formula to tell us how we should maintain and protect our environment, but there is a way to perfect the habits that make up our daily life. This is called willpower and commitment. When each person makes a commitement, first with themselves, then empathy comes for all of those around them.
, Ada Ramona Miranda Alvarado, environmental educator and leader, nature lover, and community leader, deserving of the “Environmental Champion Award “2017, from the EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, and an integrant of PR 4.0, am, and will continue to be, dedicated to the continued commitment of forging the betterment of all environmental, social, and economical aspects of our Borikén.
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–Darren Muschett pass it all on to Darren. First, by taking him to wade, and float, in the calcified sand basins at Domes beach as a three-month old baby. ven though his association with the ocean was inevitable, learning to trust its wavering unwavering was in his blood. Along with that, came his respect for it and his desire and efforts in its preservation and conservation ith Darren, it wasn't e is the poster ‘boy' a ‘sink or swim' of the typical Puerto moment. Once he Rican surfer; tall, athletic, blonde and a seasoned could walk he swam, and by the time he was twelve surfer, despite his thirtyyears old, he knew what he three years. wanted…to surf, after first arren Muschett was having tried it at age six, on born into a surfing a boogie board, out by the dynasty back in Black Eagle. 1984. His father, Dennis, e tackled paddlehad long surfed the best surboards and jet skis fing beaches all over the isbefore tossing those land before settling in to the side for his permanent Rincon. fixture and companion, his e discovered the surf board and ticket to sucother spectrum of cess. surfing, its organic spirituality, and decided to
By: Irma L. Dorr
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uring, after, and in between, Darren Muschett’s keen wave domination, also translated into that of his photographic eye. hat started off as a way of documenting his way of life and love of the ocean, soon became another way of displaying the many facets of what outsiders had considered a shallow idling. His photographs have graced the hese were the guided covers of ‘Surfing', and ‘Surand nurtured beginfer' magazines. nings which would t didn't take long for otpropel Darren to win, starhers to take notice and, ting off small and humble on the wave of his multiand graduating big. The then faceted success, ‘O'Neill' mayor sponsored him for his was the first company to first competition, and first sponsor Muschett, followed win, at Jobos beach sponso- by ‘Billa-Bong'. red by the Puerto Rico Surn Rincon, we are proud to fing Federation, to winning a call Darren Muschett our couple of Corona Contests, own. With Kelly Slater as with travels and competihis idol, he set his goals tions in between; to the high from the beginning, and World Jr. Championships in has given ‘riding off into the Australia. sunset' a whole new meaning. issuu.com/RinconSurfArt | 08
Surfing Rabbi Travels To Rincon & The 5th Annual ‘Legends Event.’ By: Nachum Shifrin
or years I have dreamed about Puerto Rico! I've surfed everywhere in the world, except there. My dream started with the World Contest in 1968, which my friend Fred Hemmings won. y sojourn led me to Mainland Mexico and the primordial power of Guerrero, where I spent 5 years surfing and being. The "ritmo latino" hooked me good, and time passed. s I grew older and more of my buddies dropped out of the sport, I knew something was missing from my lifestyle. A community, a belonging, a stoke, a taste of the aloha that I knew when I moved to the North Shore in '69. o now, I'm off to the "Legends" (a.k.a 5th Legend Surf Classic) Event in Rincon where I'm in touch with a brother-from-a09 | issuu.com/RinconSurfArt
different mother, Monty Smith. Here was the energy, the stoke that I hadn't felt in years! Here is "home" to my type of guys, soul surfers, a tight club of watermen that haven't stopped their lifestyle! am, at the age of 66, excited feeling that same excitement as I felt on the plane to Hawaii for the first time! Looking forward to meeting the brother surfers, locals, community leaders, that have made Rincon the special place that has beckoned to us all over the years. A special aloha "y abrazo" to Monty Smith for making it all happen, with untiring diligence and effort!
By: Luis Ortiz
hen you’re in Rincón, who do you ask about helping a stray dog? Finding a vacation rental? Real estate broker? The best happy hour bar? Have a question about Rincón and not know who to ask? Friends of Rincón is an online Facebook community from folks all over the states and Rincón. The purpose of the group is to help by providing the community as a resource. uerto Rico is a separate culture and things are done much differently than the states. Finding solutions to quirky problems can be a challenge, but not if over six thousand members can answer your question. Actually, six thousand six hundred and growing. Five hundred new members are added every month since Friends of Rincón was re-started in December of 2016. uis Ortiz restarted the group when previous admins abandoned the name to start another group. Friends of Rincón, or FoR, as it’s nicknamed was soon joined by retired law professor Mae A. Berlingeri Vincent. Both monitor the continuous discussions and strive to keep the hot ones amicable.
riends of Rincón is not impartial. The admins champion non-profit organizations and strive to encourage the protection of the beaches, the environments and highlight other community groups working quietly to help our island.
“We focus on the positive,“ says Ortiz. embers have their profiles checked to ensure they’re real. Some community postings receive hundreds of comments. Tempers flare, but at the end of the day everyone’s good. unset and surf pictures are always being posted. Stray dogs and horses also make the page. Coming up are surf competitions and The Animal Rescue’s Foundation annual St. Patrick’s dinner. And where do you find details and tickets? In Friends of Rincón.
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-By: Fernando La Montaña
nce again, welcome to another edition of ‘Rincon West Coast Music', with me, Fernando La Montaña, your humble songwriter and singer for seventeen years. Music, especially mine, has been my life and constant, and it gives me great pleasure to share this passion, and page, with you. n this edition of Rincon West Coast Music I am glad to present two local reggae artists that have been rocking the stage for a while now. Each has their unique sound, but also shares in the essence of going back to reggae's roots. I sat down with the members of these two groups, to give you an idea of who they are and what they represent, it's up to you to see for yourself.
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“Jah Witness and the Ganja Five’ are a Roots Reggae band based in Rincón, PR. Our integrants consists of; Jahwit, on vocals, Shango Nu, on vocals and percussion, Mark Gits, on rhythm guitar, Das Eric, on lead guitar, Henry Muza, on Keys and vocals, and Choco, on drums. We play conscious roots reggae with a message of love.”
“We stay true to the original roots reggae sound and its original message, which is Jah Rastafari. We also have a unique blend of a Jamaican and a Boricua blend, dubbed “Jahricua sound"
“Being Rasta is following H.I.M Haile Selassie and his teachings, along with The Bible and most importantly, to love creation and fellow man.”
“This is complicated because as a group we have many musical influences. We all seem to love soulful music from Motown, funk, hiphop, reggae, ska and much more. Specific singers that come to mind are; Bob Marley, Midnite, Peter Tosh, Don Carlos, Burning Spear but there really are too many to list.”
Our music can be heard live throughout Puerto Rico, and free downloads can be found at: Jah Witness reservation or on Sound Cloud: Phone # (802) 242- 0854 jahwitnesta@yahoo.com
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“Ras Wally is a “ras” a creation, from the land of Irie, Trinidad, blessed with the gift of blending, multi instrumental music , with that of the singer and songwriter, and music from the late sixties and earliest seventies. “ “My musical roots started with the melodies of the church choir, my mom use to take me. Growing up, I taught myself, how to play the keyboard and sing with groups back home.”
“My style is Roots conscious music. What I write and sing is based on the reality of life and my connection with the Highest creator, the almighty Jah Rastafari, King Selassie I. That’s my inspiration, the seed that was planted in my mind.”
“Reggae music is parts of the all conscious realization of my life. Growing up, I saw a lot of poverty, pain and sadness around me. Reggae music helps to take away that pain. It’s there to calm me and help me tune into higher meditation and vibration. “
“It’s a mystical music that opens the chakras of the mind, uplifting your body to educate you. It’s a spiritual connection whose purpose is to open the mind to deeper thinking.”
You can find my music on YouTube, search for Ras Wally Brotherly Love and Ras Wally - "Nazerite" or Phone # (939)-248-1415
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Crazed Ocean – By: John Grady
Look up, look out, look ahead. water is looming, forming crystal edges, fingers of sharp, solidified light, broken glass.
“I wish I wasn’t even out here alone.”
this next one must be mine I turn and go step off into a new dimension where gleaming resurrecI’m paddling way outside tion awaits to that far outside reef eye of angry energy we never went to before des uction ansforms it's big into a most high glass I feel a surge ripping house depths shimmering crazed ocean energy beneath us “This is the secret of life” I feel as my heart vibrates steady heart butterflies everything cracks think about floating, not we tumble into oblivion... sinking then, we come back up into again. empty well of ocean heartlessness crashing “Watch out!” I think 17 | issuu.com/RinconSurfArt
Raindance -By: Irma L. Dorr
Inspirations on the beach sand painted like salty bleach vague ade winds breeze on by swaying palm ees in lullaby swollen with fruit born coco there brimming with water’s tasty fare pelicans floating on wave-filled foam catching fish as they zig-zag roam comfort found where all abounds in all the sights and all the sounds solitude inspired poetic far from all that's hectic want to stay but rainstorms brew want to wake in the morning dew dark clouds shadow the bright sun raining on my day of fun thunders crash in circumstance prompting a quick-stepping raindance. issuu.com/RinconSurfArt | 18
Hurricane Heroes
By: Irma L. Dorr
e know about the projections and details leading up to the imminent sweep. Some took heed, others felt it wasn't necessary, simply because they'd done so many times and years before without incident. or whatever the reason, nothing could have prepared us for hurricane MarĂa, or made us imagine the destructive trail of devastation that would be left in her wake. We sat, we waited, holding our breath. The tension grew with her increasing intensity. The hours passed, more than we care to remember. 19 | issuu.com/RinconSurfArt
he important thing is what we did afterward, especially not having the means for which to normally do them. Suddenly, what was and is became unprecedented. The wait ahead became much longer and uncertain‌the worst was yet to come. n the aftermath, we tried to pull ourselves together, while still trying to figure it all out. An important few became leaders, and the followers anxiously awaited direction, a plan was put into place, and into action. Heroes were born right here in Rincon, and our community became the example for which to follow .
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María Relief
– By: Deshawn Sargent
he organization RBC Maria Relief was founded in a local craft beer bar in Rincon, Puerto Rico, Rincon Beer Company. It all started when cofounders, Michael Falcone and Deshawn Sargent, realized that there was a need for community leaders and structure after Hurricane Maria. he focus of RBC Maria Relief was to provide safety and aid to those affected by the storm that devastated the island in mid-September. ince then, the organization has been making sure that those without roofs can sleep more comfortably at night by tarping or rebuilding roofing frames on houses, making supply runs to those affected most by the storm, and educating the citizens of Puerto Rico on sustainability and self-sufficiency. Another important, but large, endeavor we’ve taken over is getting the beaches and surf spots cleared in order to help the surfing tourism back down to the island in the winter. The surfing community is one of the reasons why we’ve been so successful. t helps when a group of large minded individuals come together to get things done. Most of
the volunteers come from all walks of life, from private business owners from the United States, to single parents who knew they can make a difference in their community, and even members of other volunteer organizations and government agencies. ost of us have had no prior experience doing this type of work, but when we put all our heads together, we’re able to turn a little into a lot. Our plan is simply put, but will take time to achieve. ur goal is the same, we wish to see a Puerto Rico that can be the forerunner for something greater than itself. A large-scale demonstration of what self-sufficiency and self-determination can achieve when everyone pulls together for a cause.
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