Doc as he is affectionately called first paddled out on a surfboard in 1963 while staying with his Grandparents in Miami Beach. Though the waves weren’t great that experience would send him off to a path as a surfer an activist a traveler and an all around Ambassador for the sport of surfing. Bills roots in the Asbury Park run deep and as he has done everything from competing in the Central Jersey ESA District to advocating for surfing beaches to ultimately as the Mayor of Loch Arbour New Jersey the next door neighbor to Asbury Park. Bill also holds a Doctorate in Clinical Counseling from Lehigh University which landed him a career as a Psychologist working with local hospitals as well as a teacher at the University level.

As Mayor Rosenblatt worked  to keep local beaches clean and support all aspects of the ocean lifestyles he so dearly loved. His travel includes international destinations along with both coasts in the US with a short stint in the late 60’s surfing  the Malibu area while living in Topanga Canyon. Credited with co founding the Jersey Shore Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation Doc had taken on the job of getting more surfing beaches in the community, stopping the Core of Engineers from destroying the Loch Arbour Jetty which holds one of the best waves in the area and helping to get approval for the local surf school in Asbury Park.

Bill didn’t just focus on the local surf communities as a member of the Surfrider Board he helped to preserve surfing beaches in Hawaii along with his beloved Rincon, Puerto Rico when he spends every winter. Rosenblatt has received multiples awards from different ocean centric  groups who acknowledge his advocacy in keeping the beach’s in New Jersey clean and open for surfers to use year round. Doc is still an active surfer and you can find him surfing the jetties of his home town in the summer and the reef breaks surrounding the beaches of Rincon PR during the winter.

One of the top competitive surfers and industry leaders to come out of New Jersey. Kevmo as he his known to all those in the surf community both local and national can trace his beginnings to a bunch of Sea Isle New Jersey surf rats now affectionately called Club 54 a reference to the surfing beach they all terrorized in the late 70’s. Kevin’s talent would be recognized by the locally owned Heritage Surf Shop and soon a relationship that continues to the present would be forged.

Morris’s competitive career would reach top levels of both the NSSA and ESA organizations with notable performances at the Nationals in California and the East Coast Championships in North Carolina. A stint as a pro surfer would see him garner high finishes in in multiple pro ams with his best being a second in the Atlantic City Pro Series. Always on the invite list for the New Jersey Grudge Match which pits the best pro surfers from New Jersey against each other at a contest held at Seaside Heights Casino Pier.

Kevin’s ties to the surf industry go beyond just his roll as lead buyer for the Heritage Surf Shops he also has worked with multiple industry brands who recognized his skill set as a leader in the surf community. Kevin has taken a mentor role to younger surfers as both a coach at Saint Augustine High School and as a leader of the newly formed East Coast Boardriders Association. Kevmo is also a member of the New Jersey Surfing Hall of Fame nominating committee for Cape May County. Still a standout in any lineup Kevin can be found surfing up and down the New Jersey coast when the waves are pumping.