The Jimmy – Family Surf Fiesta October 14th

The JIMMY surf fiesta kids on shore waiting to surf

PHOTO: Scene from The JIMMY 2022. Photo credit: Chris Miller. Photo via JMMF.

MB News Oct 13, 2023 08:46AM ● By Jeanne Fratello

Saturday marks the 18th annual The Jimmy Family Surf Fiesta, one of Manhattan Beach’s most popular surf celebrations. The daylong surf contest and party benefits the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation’s surf therapy programs – and this year features a special ice-plunge challenge.

The event, known locally as just “The Jimmy,” is designed to foster camaraderie and aloha in the water. The goal, according to organizers, is to get families and community together to celebrate Jimmy’s “Pure Surfing Experience” philosophy and share waves together.

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by Kevin Cody

photos by Steve Gaffney @stevegaffney

Local surfers formed five-member teams to compete for bragging rights, and to raise funds for the Jimmy Miller Foundation last Saturday, in El Porto. Many of the participants were friends of Jimmy Miller, the foundation’s namesake, who succumbed to mental illness 20 years ago.

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