Surfings Greatest Misadventures
RENOWNED RESCUE EXPERT SET FOR BOOK READING AND SIGNINGS AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOOKSTORES
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF., (3/28/06) - Personal Watercraft (PWC) safety expert and AWA H2O Responder Shawn Alladio will read from and sign copies of Surfing’s Greatest Misadventures: Dropping In on the Unexpected. In the book, Alladio recalls tales of big saves and near misses at the Red Bull Big Wave Africa Surfing Contest in 2001. Alladio made more that 60 rescues during the event, including the rescue of Ian Armstrong who wiped out on a 35-foot wave, became temporarily paralyzed, and nearly drowned. Alladio will read her story at the following locations:
SGM's Updated Reading Tour:
1. Wednesday, April 26—Santa Barbara, Borders 7PM
900 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone:805.899.3668
Readers: Shawn Alladio, Jeff Phillips
2. Thursday, April 27—Ventura, Bank of Books 7PM
391 E. Main St.
Ventura, CA 93001
805 643-0291
Readers: Shawn Alladio, Glenn Hening
3. Friday, April 28 — Beers with the Surfing Rabbi
Paul Diamond, Shawn Alladio in Hollywood
4. Saturday, April 29 – Hollywood, Borders 3PM
1501 Vine St.
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone:323.463.8519
Readers: Shawn Alladio, Jenny Hedley, Jamie Tierney
5. Sunday, April 30 – Longbeach, Borders 3PM
Long Beach - At the Pike
101 S. Pine Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90802
Readers: Shawn Alladio, Jenny Hedley
6. Thursday, May 4th – Goletta, Borders 7pm
7000 Marketplace Drive
Goleta, CA 93117
Phone:805.968.1370
Readers: Shawn Alladio
7. Tuesday, May9th—San Francisco (Stonestown), Borders 7PM
233 Winston Dr.
San Francisco, CA
Phone: 415.731.0665
Readers: Paul Diamond, Ben Marcus, Shawn Alladio
8. Friday, May 12th—Santa Cruz, Bookshop Santa Cruz, 7PM
1520 Pacific Avenue
Santa Cruz
831-423-0900
Reader: Ben Marcus, Shawn Alladio
Shawn Alladio is the founder of K38 Water Safety and K38 Maritime Security Training. Creator of Personal Watercraft Rescue Boat courses, Alladio currently has over 9,000 hours of instruction time, training over 600 public and federal safety agencies worldwide. Alladio trains the special waterborne division of the USMC and US Navy. Alladio also provides water safety management to big-wave contests around the world. In 2005, Alladio was awarded the National Award of the National Water Safety Congress for superior efforts in boating safety education.
Alladio currently enjoys sponsorship from Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A, who is her exclusive PWC supplier. For 2006 she is using the STX tm I5F JET SKI ® watercraft in her classes and rescue events.
Surfing’s Greatest Misadventures: Dropping In on the Unexpected ($15.95, Casagrande Press) contains 30 gripping and unbelievable, but true, stories about shark attacks, wipeouts, surf calamities and comical pranks. The collection also includes stories by and about notable surfers such as: Laird Hamilton, Greg Noll, Buzzy Kerbox, Brad Gerlach and Bethany Hamilton. Available in stores or online, including
www.thesurfbook.com.
PR contact:
John Donaldson
(714) 557-3663 x219
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