People always ask what SAMA means. It started as kind of a joke. It was a sleeting, snowy day in early December. My friend and I were surfing a swell in Grand Haven. I looked over at him knowing we were supposed to both be at pre-Christmas family functions soon, and said "We are like Self Absorbed Michigan Adventurers." That kind of stuck, and like many of our friends we have a common passion for outdoor sports in Michigan, and we go out in any weather to get our sessions. He replied "Ya, SAMA!"

So it was born, the SAMA logo was fashioned by another like minded surfer friend from Grand Haven. SAMA is for all of you year round Michiganders and vacationers who know, love, and respect all the outdoor activities there are to do in Michigan. No matter the weather you will find us us out enjoying all the benefits of our unique freshwater paradise.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Summer Solstice Sessions

With the first day of summer upon us, and the wind blowing for days out of the south; the local crew was poised and ready to rally north for a few days of kiting and surfing.  Water temps were in the high 60's and with the air temps in the 80's it made for some amazing mid June Summer Solstice Sessions.  We headed to a buddies place in Onekama for a night, and then up to Frankfort for a long day of kiting, surfing, SUPing, and eventually finished off with a sunset session body surfing.    It's summer time and the livin's so fine!

4 comments:

Lesa said...

Look at you becoming quite the video maker! And such quick turn-around too which is always key for me! ;-) Looks like it was a great time and I'm glad to see the Dolphin made the trek!

Ben said...

Thanks Lesa! We had a blast, and it felt like we were on a long trip. But, nice to only be 2 hours from home instead of 36 hours!

Burly Surfboards said...

I heard it got pretty good up there! Hope to see you in the water soon hombre

Ben said...

Ya, the swell filled in nice near the end of the day. Benefits of the longest day of the year. But, I put a massive crack through my firewire punting airs on it kiting. So, I was SUPing and body surfing when the wind died. Still stoked...