The thirty-seven million horsepower chariots of fire mesmerized generations. Each Space Shuttle relaunch reminded us that humanity occupied a place in outer space. Star Wars, Star Trek, and an assortment of science fiction movies motivated students to stay home and do their math homework. Good grades meant you could go to outer space someday. The Space Shuttle was the vehicle … [Read more...] about Website Relaunch
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Surfer Magazine | The Chance to Bring it Back
The entire team at the First Peak Project is beyond stoked to be featured in SURFER Magazine. Below is the article's transcript from the interview by Zander Morton. Florida's famous wedge disappeared 15 years ago. Now we have the chance to bring it back. In the late 1960s, while extending the north jetty at Sebastian Inlet in hopes of preventing the navigation channel … [Read more...] about Surfer Magazine | The Chance to Bring it Back
Surfonomics
Surfonomics is the science of saving surfing waves. Ports and Marinas are big business. Shipping terminals are big business. Facilities to offload Liquefied Natural Gas and Crude Oil require a lot of space. Most activities in these industries take place along the coast. As coastal development continues, surfing waves must also compete for space along the shores. To compete … [Read more...] about Surfonomics
Ambassadors
We're reserving these blog posts for our Project Ambassadors. If you have a story to tell or some great imagery that you would like to see posted on this website, please connect with us. If you're interested in helping take this project to the next level, please keep reading. First Peak Project Ambassadors make it happen! Sometimes it's hard to describe having the feelings of … [Read more...] about Ambassadors
Patriotic Peak
America has always been great. Once dubbed America’s Ultimate Surf Park, First Peak was an epitome of everything that is American. Even though the peak was an accident, in its day First Peak was a marvel of surfing wave technology. The reflected wave energy bouncing off the jetty created some of the most radical surfing waves known to man. With First Peak’s greatness, an ind … [Read more...] about Patriotic Peak