SACRED CRAFT CONSUMER SURFBOARD EXPO

WHO: Surfers, Shapers, Designers, Craftsman, Manufacturers
WHAT: Surfboards and the culture that flows from them.
WHEN: Saturday August 14 10am-6pm (Art of Shaping OC Edition presented by Billabong 6-8pm) & Sunday August 15 10am-4pm
WHERE: San Diego Convention Center
WHY: Because surfers really only care about two things; waves and the equipment to ride them with.
HOW: $10 at the door includes TransWorld SURF subscription and door prizes including surfboards..

DRIVING, PARKING, TROLLEY OR TRAIN TO SACRED CRAFT:

Driving South on Interstate 5
· Take Front St. exit.
· Continue on Front St. until you reach Harbor Drive, turn left.
· Follow signage to parking entrance. Driving North on Interstate 5
· Take Cesar Chavez Pky. exit, turn left.
· Follow Cesar Chavez Pky. to Harbor Drive, turn right.
· Follow signage to parking entrance.

Driving West on Interstate 8
· Take Highway 8 (West) to 163 South.
· Follow into city (will turn into 10th.)
· Follow 10th Ave. to Market St., turn right.
· Take Market St. to Front St., turn left.
· Take Front St. to Harbor Drive, turn left.
· Follow signage to parking entrance. Driving West on 94
· Take 94 West into the city.
· 94 West will turn into "F" St.
· Follow "F" St. to 8th Ave.
· Take 8th Ave. to Market St., turn right.
· Take Market St. to Front St., turn left.
· Take Front St. to Harbor Drive, turn left.
· Follow signage to parking entrance.

From Coronado
· Cross Bay Bridge staying in the right lane.
· Take the National Ave. exit.
· Turn left on Cesar Chavez Pky.
· Follow Cesar Chavez Pky. to Harbor Drive, turn right
· Follow signage to parking entrance.

From the Airport
· Drive out of parking lot.
· Follow signs to Interstate 5/Downtown.
· The ramp will put you on Harbor Drive going south.
· Follow signage to parking entrance.

San Diego Trolley to Sacred Craft

San Diego Trolley: http://www.sdmts.com/Trolley/Trolley.asp#schedule
The San Diego Trolley has two stops directly in front of the Center at Harbor Drive/First Avenue and Harbor Drive/Fifth Avenue.

Fee's http://www.sdmts.com/fares.asp#trolley
Exact fare is required. Bus drivers cannot make change. No upgrades or free transfers to or from the Trolley or other buses are allowed. On the Trolley, some ticket vending machines require exact change, some accept $1 or $5 bills and some accept credit/debit cards. Susan B. Anthony coins are also accepted.

Pacific Surfliner to Sacred Craft / North County Coaster to Sacred Craft

Pacific Surfliner train serving San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, LA, Orange County and San Diego. Please visit http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage for time schedules and ticket fares.

The Coaster train serving north coastal San Diego. Please visit http://gonctd.com/coaster_schedules/coaster_schedules_southbound.htm and northbound Coaster http://gonctd.com/coaster_schedules/coaster_schedules_northbound.htm for time schedules and ticket fares.

PARKING AT CONVENTION CENTER

On-site private vehicle parking is available at the San Diego Convention Center's 1,950-vehicle underground garage located below the building. Enter the parking garage on Harbor Drive between First Ave. and Fifth Ave. o
The daily rate is $10. o
Payment is due upon entry and there are no in and out privileges. o
No overnight or RV parking is permitted.

PARKING IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO OFF-SITE


Directly across the street from the Center, on the corner of Harbor and 8th Ave., is a 2,000 space parking structure.
Off-site parking is available at numerous nearby parking lots and garages in Downtown San Diego, many are within walking distance of the Center. Lots and garages are individually owned and operated, prices vary by location.

Metered street parking is available in some areas. Parking meters are enforced Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., unless otherwise posted. Metered spots are free on Sunday and designated holidays. Meters accept nickels, dimes, quarters, and prepaid electronic debit cards.

Click here for a robust and comprehensive .PDF download of downtown parking inventory

It is all about the surfboard; has always been about the surfboard. We at the SACRED CRAFT Consumer Surf Expo feel it is time to reassert that philosophy. To put the surfboard-and the modern-day kahunas who craft them-back at the forefront of surf culture. To place that influence, that importance, that responsibility, back in the hands of the artisans, surfers, and shapers who design our sacred crafts-and ultimately our future.

When you boil it right down, surfers only care about two things: Waves and the equipment to ride them with. Sacred Craft merges the two by organizing expositions that focus on surf equipment and situating the expos in coastal locations that offer waves nearby.

More than anything, Sacred Craft is a celebration of the surfboard. The philosophical icon of enduring youth. No other object stirs as much passion, as much stoke, and as much power.

When your company is associated with the Sacred Craft Surf Expo, it is associated with the passion, stoke and power of the surfboard and all of its ancillary trappings.

ATTRACTIONS / EXHIBITS / FESTIVITIES


 
Endless Summer's Robert August teaches young surfers about shaping. Photo: Wayne Brudi