Shore Thing Sponsors 2011 Beach Dig Junior Beach Volleyball Club

A Shore Thing Inc., a Coastal Lifestyle apparel company head-quartered in South Florida announced today that they have signed a sponsorship agreement with Beach Dig, LLC. The agreement names Shore Thing as the Official Clothing of the 2011 Beach Dig Junior Beach Volleyball Club. 

Beach Dig is a highly accredited Juniors Beach Volleyball Program that has grown tremendously within the last four years. Not just a regional platform, this club also has locations in California, Colorado, Minnesota, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The nationally recognized club is setting the standard in performance and producing the next generation of Olympians. 

Cindy Phillips, Beach Dig’s Founder stated, “We are very pleased to have Shore Thing as our primary corporate sponsor this year. Their high performance Coastal Lifestyle apparel is a perfect fit for our participants or anyone looking for something fresh and different.”

Phillips continued, “Now that the NCAA has approved Sand Volleyball as a college sport for women, we expect this year’s series to be bigger than ever.” 

Claire Yonutas, Shore Thing’s Marketing Manager commented, “This partnership continues to confirm our comment to this growing sport.  We aren’t just sitting on the sidelines – we have committed significant resources to beach volleyball through the sponsorship of top teams, Dig the Beach Series and now the Beach Dig Junior Beach Volleyball Series. This commitment of resources will help us to continue to design and manufacture the best beach Activewear on the market.”

Shore Thing and Beach Dig are also co-branding various apparel products that will be worn by players, staff and coaches at each event. These co-branded  apparel items and Shore Thing’s Beach Volleyball Activewear line will be sold at each event as well as on-line.  

Peter Agardy in the Sun Sentinel!!!

 We are proud of our amazingly talented artist Peter Agardy for his contribution to our community. This is what the Sun Sentinel had to say on April 20,2011.

More than $300,000 in renovations and public art were unveiled last weekend at Boat Club Park as part of ongoing upgrades in the city's parks system.

Artwork by 15-year-old Guy Snell and Peter Agardy, an avid diver and fisherman, and Boynton Beach resident, who said he became personally involved in the project, were placed in the park, 2010 N. Federal Highway.

Agardy was interviewed by phone from Texas, where he is doing a 1,200-square-foot mural, and said after working with the city in the past, he was more than happy to help add his style of art to the park.
"I was born at Bethesda Hospital and have been fishing in the area my whole life," he said. "[I] started off thinking how could I reach the most viewers, encompassing everyone that goes there. From boaters to fisherman and of course the divers off the reefs."

Agardy said the first mural, "Gateway to the Gulfstream," leads the viewer from the inlet to jetty right into the pelicans, the birds, sea turtles and into offshore fishing.

The next mural of a sailfish scene called "Ode to Boynton" took three weeks, Agardy said.

"Red flags are what boaters use to hoist up on line to show they caught and released a sailfish," he said.

He said the sailfish mural shows old fishing practices to the new concept of conservation.

In addition to the art, renovations to the restrooms, retaining wall and landscaping in the park were also done through a $380,000 allocated grant from the Palm Beach County Commission.

Agardy said without the public art guidance of Debby Coles-Dobay, the beatification of the park would not be possible.

"We just tried to find a way that the public art can speak to the park's character and significance," said Coles-Dobay, the city's public art administrator.

She said the two murals speak to what the ocean brings to the city and shows the fishermen, the pelicans, the sea life and the reefs.

"The other mural is a continuation and a depiction of the history and conservation practices that we do today," she said. "Our proximity to the Gulfstream, which affords us great diving and fishing is because Boynton is closest to Gulfstream in Florida."

Shore Thing Signs Top Ranked East Coast Men’s Professional Beach Volleyball Team

Boca Raton, FL- April, 19 2011- A Shore Thing Inc., a Coastal Lifestyle apparel company head-quartered in South Florida announced today that they have signed Steve Grotowski and Adrian Carambula, one of the East Coast’s top ranked Men’s Professional Beach Volleyball Teams to a Shore Thing Pro-Athlete Sponsorship Agreement.

Claire Yonutas, Shore Thing’s Marketing Manager said, “We are proud supporters of beach volleyball and are completely invested and committed to this industry and team. Steve and Adrian’s court knowledge, years of experience, passion, intensity, and professionalism are the perfect fit for our coastal lifestyle apparel company. As the 2010 East Coast Beach National Champions and the “team to beat” on The Dig the Beach Series, Steve and Adrian have won every Regional Professional Event they have entered this season.”

Yonutas continued, “The combination of Adrian’s “patented” cut shot and sky ball serve with Steve’s bright future of being the top pick for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games to represent Great Britain have made it hard for the competition to even come close. Our fresh and exciting Coastal Lifestyle apparel line is a great fit for this team as they were recently awarded the most exciting team to watch in Florida. Like Steve and Adrian, Shore Thing is committed to being the very best.”

About A Shore Thing Inc.
A Shore Thing, Inc. is a Coastal Lifestyle company head-quartered in South Florida that designs, manufactures, and markets fresh, high quality apparel, accessories and durable goods sold under the Shore Thing brand. The Company is made up of people whose lives are actively involved with the outdoors. We are avid fishermen, divers, surfers, sailors, stand-up paddle boarders and beach volleyball players. A Shore Thing, Inc supports coastal conservation, and the protection of wildlife and fisheries as well as the general public’s rights to the availability and responsible enjoyment of coastal resources. Shore Thing products are built to last and easy on the wallet. A Shore Thing Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Incite Brands Inc. More information on the Company’s products may be found at www.aShoreThing.com or “like us” on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ashorething.

Come Visit ShoreThing this Weekend!

We will be in two places at the same time this weekend! With half our crew going up north to St. Augustine and half of our crew going to be in Delray there are plenty of opportunities to see us at the different locations. The ever growing awareness continues to spread for the Keepers of the Coast as ShoreThing joins them in the efforts to prevent corruption of the coastline. While the Delray Affair holds as the most popular Arts and Crafts Fair Delray has ever seen. Entering into the 49^th year of production, this event is ideal for families and friends alike.

The Keepers of the Coast 5^th Annual event will be held at the St. Johns County Fishing Pier Pavilion in St. Augustine Beach, Florida on Saturday April 16, 2011 from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. This event is meant to create an environment where the public can come for free and learn more about the different organizations that are helping in the efforts to protect the Sea Turtle. There will be music, arts, face painting, and more fun activities for the family to have. With educational information and different ways that you can help, it is definitely an event that is worth your while. For more information go to http://keepersofthecoast.org/.

The Delray Affair is perfect for all family members and loved ones. With arts and crafts that highlight local artists and foundations, the possibilities are endless. Tons of people come to this event because it is a great way to spend the day in the warm sun of South Florida while experiencing the local artists. Our tent will be on the corner of Second and Second so be sure to stop by and check out our great apparel at low prices. The event takes place from this Friday, April 15, at ten a.m. until 6 p.m. until this Sunday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. To learn more about the event go to http://www.delrayaffair.com/index.html.

We are committed to making the world a better place one foundation and movement at a time. We are completely immersed in the efforts to help support organizations that are devoted to saving wildlife and their habitat. Please check our facebook page for constant updates on our involvement in different events and foundations. Go to www.facebook.com/ashorething or our website for the best in coastal lifestyle apparel at www.ashorething.com.

Keepers of the Coast 5th Annual Sea Turtle Festival

St. Johns County Fishing Pier Pavilion, St. Augustine Beach, FL – (April 16, 2011)
Please join Keepers of the Coast as we welcome the return of our nesting sea turtles to the beaches of North east Florida. The 5^th annual festival is being held at the St. Johns County Fishing Pier Pavilion in St. Augustine Beach, Florida on Saturday April 16, 2011 from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.                                               

Keepers of the Coast, a local non-profit is dedicated to promoting coastal stewardship and the conservation of coastal habitat. This year’s event will feature a new interactive kids program “Keepers Cove” where participants can engage in a factual conservation activity and become a Conservation Champion. The event will also include local live music from New & Old Daze, Aslyn & the Naysayers, Chelsea Saddler and the Saltwater Cowgirls, food, beer artistic vendors displaying their hand crafted goods, beach cleanup with a cigarette butt challenge, silent auction, face painting, and a guest character appearance by Richie the Sea Turtle from the new Picalata Kids, Inc. book series “Richie and Goliath”. 

The Sea Turtle Festival is a free event for the whole family, and encourages the participants to learn about sea turtles that are considered to be endangered species, and to familiarize themselves with the various organizations that are trying to protect them.The sea turtle festival is a FREE family event, and encourages participants to learn about sea turtles and other threatened/endangered species that we share our beaches with and to interact with the various organizations that are trying to protect them.

The Sea Turtle Festival is a free event for the whole family, and encourages the participants to learn about sea turtles that are considered to be endangered species, and to familiarize themselves with the various organizations that are trying to protect them.The Sea Turtle Festival is a free event for the whole family, and encourages the participants to learn about sea turtles that are considered to be endangered species, and to familiarize themselves with the various organizations that are trying to protect them.

Special thanks to the businesses that have already stepped forward to offer their support including: Picalata Kids, Inc. (Title Sponsor), Sweetwater Beer, Purple Olive, Panache Salon and Spa, Blue Sky, Bruce Shugart wood carvings, Mile Marker Brewing, Bailey Group, St. Augustine Eco-tours, Maxim Marketing, and A Shore Thing Inc. - Coastal Lifestyle Apparel. 

More events are planned such in St. Augustine Beach and at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall where Keepers Of The Coast where Keepers Of the Coast will be presenting the documentary “Turtle: The Incredible Journey”. Please check our website for information.

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate. 

To learn more, please visit: www.keepersofthecoast.org.

Sharks Consuming Lionfish in Efforts to Rid the Ocean of the Invader

The lionfish may be beautiful to look at, but after a closer look and better understanding for this fish you will come to realize that it is not only poisonous but also intruding upon coastal waters becoming the “rat of the ocean.” The lionfish poses a serious threat waters all along the east coast of the United States and even down to the Bahamas.

Researchers are baffled as to how to decrease the numbers of inhabitants and prevent the infestation. The futility of killing the fish on an independent basis is quite obvious and means for a better solution are evident. After exploring different options, they have introduced the concept of training sharks to feed on the lionfish. Read below for more information about this creative remedy for a serious issue. We at ShoreThing love this idea, and look forward to seeing how this creative process develops.

Read the Article Here