EMERGE is not much a beach bunny we must confess. We love the sunshine and the sand, and we're pretty nice with a boogie board as well, but that's as far as it goes for the most part. Deep down, in our heart of hearts, we wish we were the kind of surfer that spends 300 days a year catching waves, traveling around the globe to some of the most gorgeous beaches and meeting all kinds of exciting folks.

To get a sense of exactly what it is we're talking about, check out Sipping Jetstreams, a new book and film by Taylor Steele and Dustin Humphrey, two of the most devout documentarians of the surf scene. An acclaimed surf film producer and photographer, Steele and Humphrey travelled all across the globe for two years, shooting surfers and locals alike in Marrakech, Barbados, Cuba, Japan, Italy, Hong Kong, and Egypt and turning the journey into a singular peek into the thinking surfer's universe.

What distinguishes Sipping Jetstreams from your average surfumentary is it's attention to the locales and people they encountered along the way. Significant attention is paid to the places beyond the dunes, capturing locals and landmarks as well as bodacious waves. Photographically, it feels like a cross between Surfer magazine National Geographic.

Best of all, Slipping Jetstreams is hoping to raise money for one of the cooler environmental charities out there: Surfrider Foundation by organizing fund raising screenings. Next Wednesday, January 17, Jetstreams is being screened at Robert De Niro's Tribeca Cinemas in an event sponsored by the equally surf-oriented and ecoconscious fashion brand Loomstate. The event includes a screening of the film as well as an exhibition of the still photography that makes up the bulk of the Sipping Jetstreams book. Admission is a steep $25, but taking part in such an excellent event and helping to do something positive for the environment makes it all worth while.

Hope to see you there.

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