It was a weeknight in the summer of 2009. There was a nice gathering of folks on the beach in Harvey Cedars, a mix of visitors and locals. It was hot, but there were cold clams on the beach and LBI’s female surfers gathered for the first-ever Jetty Coquina Jam, a summertime favorite that will enjoy its eighth annual event on Sunday when 48 women will take to the waves to surf this very local, unique community-oriented event.

Interest for that inaugural event grew out of the Jetty Clam Jam, an event that had started in 2007 and grew in 2008 to…