The 3rd Annual Escape to the Cape Surf Event in Cabo
Baja California has long been a destination for surfers and musicians alike. These wanderers and revelers continue to push the boundaries south in search of perfect waves and the great escape to the main hub of San Jose del Cabo.
Rhythm & Resin presents the 3rd annual Escape to the Cape Surf Contest to showcase top surfers, local artists, touring musicians, and celebrate the heritage of building surfboards across generations of watermen.
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70 Years in the Surfing Industry
The Brawner family has been in the surf industry for 70 years- creating boards, music and businesses that resonate with people in a timeless way. In the Southern California surfing world, the Brawner family has a rich and deep heritage. From the Endless Summer soundtrack, to President Nixon’s personal surfboard, from Sandells’ 50’s instrumentals to Jane’s Addiction concerts, from balsa wood classics to state-of-the-art stand-up paddleboards, this family has pioneered Southern California’s surf and music lifestyle since it’s inception. Father Danny and son Damian have been instrumental in shaping both the boards and local beach culture of coastal California.
Danny Brawner, the family’s legendary patriarch, was born and raised in Orange County’s beaches, building his first board in 1952. Cutting his board manufacturing teeth with master shaper and surf legend Dale Velzy during the late 1950’s, Danny also played the drums for the Sandells’ whose music became the soundtrack for Bruce Brown’s seminal film The Endless Summer. While honing his craft over that decade, he was soon drafted by Hobie Alter to serve as the lynchpin craftsman for Hobie’s new Dana Point factory which was supplying the exploding demand for the new fiberglass surfboards of the 1960’s. As the factory manager at Hobie, he made surfboards for thousands of young surfers for more than 4 decades.
Son Damian is himself a highly-respected surfboard and SUP builder, having grown up in his dad’s shop along with Timmy Patterson, Josh Martin and other top contemporaries. He’s highly admired as a musician while mastering the drums and playing in a variety of musical groups. He’s also worked with some of the most celebrated musicians in rock history – promoting concerts for Prince, James Brown, Jane’s Addiction, Van Halen, Eddie Money, and even Tony Bennett. Today Damian has opened his own shops Brawner Boards, maintaining the family heritage, while building the craft of the future.
This is a family who has lived their life by following their hearts – riding surf, making music and building some of the world’s finest wave riding vehicles. When it comes to helping shape the culture of Southern California the Brawners have earned a genuinely respected reputation.