Summer lovers and beachgoers everywhere have reason to rejoice today, as June 20 marks the 10th听anniversary of听. The听, a nonprofit dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans, waves, and beaches, puts on ISD every year and will host more than 140 events across the globe to celebrate.
Originally founded by听Surfing Magazine听and the Surfrider Foundation, ISD features听听ranging from beach cleanups and concerts in North Carolina, Argentina, British Columbia, and California to surf contests in France and Taiwan.
The听听says it hopes the weekend’s festivities will showcase surfing’s worldwide popularity and help in its quest to make surfing an Olympic sport.
If you thought this weekend couldn’t get any better, prepare to be blown away: Today is also听, and June 21 is the Summer Solstice. Break those feet out of the lace-bound prisons you’ve held them in all winter and head to the beach for some surfing on the longest day of the year.
In honor of ISD, here a few of our favorite surf videos from this year: