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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 29, 2003

The Maryland District of the Eastern Surfing Association held it's first contest of the 2003 competition season on Sunday April 27, 2003. Approximately 50 surfers competed in fun 3 to 5 foot glassy surf under sunny skies at the Ocean City inlet. With the water temperature in the mid 40's and the air temperature near 70, competitors wore full wetsuits with boots and gloves to surf in the event. The next Eastern Surfing Association event will be the 2003 Mid-Atlantic Regional Surfing Championships to be held on May 9-11 in Dewey Beach, Delaware. More than 350 of the top surfers from Georgia through Delaware will be competing in this qualifying event for the East Coast Surfing Championships. Visit the Maryland ESA web-site for contest photos, event schedule and ESA news at www.marylandesa.org.

Maryland District Eastern Surfing Association contest #1, April 27, 2003, results:

Boys (ages 12-14)

1. Logan Helmuth
2. Jake Buchler
3. Vince Boulanger
4. Waldon Remington

Junior Mens (ages 15-17)
1. Dean Jackson
2. Wyatt Harrison
3. Mike Lawson
4. Toby Gilbert
5. Ian Tilghman

Mens (ages 18-24)
1. Hunter Merritt
2. Gaitey Dawkins
3. Ted Smith
4. Adam Antes
5.Mark Twilley
6. Brian Smith

Masters (ages 25-34)
1. Drex Harrington
2. Chris Makibbin
3. Craig Garfield
4. Jack Thomas

Senior Mens (ages 35-44)
1. Chris Vaxmonsky
2. Art Baltrotsky
3. Ray Wimbrow

Grandmasters (ages 45-54)
1. Chris Tilghman
2. Scott Web
3. Josh Merritt
4. Dave Dalkiewicz

Legends (ages 55 & over)
1. Charlie Birch
2. Jeff Phillips
3. Bill Helmuth

Junior Women (ages 15-17)
1. Hannah Preziosi
2. Brooke Falck, Jenna Ruppert

Women (ages 18-29)
1. Jen Abrams

Senior Women (ages 30 & over)
1. Bonnie Preziosi

Open Shortboard (all ages/genders)
1. Art Baltrotsky
2. Ted Smith
3. Hunter Merritt
4. Kevin Daisey
5. Chris Vaxmonsky
6. Drex Harrington

Menehune Longboard (ages 14 & under)
1. Jake Buchler
2. Logan Helmuth

Junior Longboard (ages 15-17)
1. Wyatt Harrison
2. Ian Tilghman
3. Toby Gilbert
4. Dean Jackson
5. Mike Lawson

Mens Longboard (ages 18-24)
1. Ted Smith
2. Chris Makibbin

Masters Longboard (ages 30-39)
1. Chris Vaxmonsky
2. Art Baltrotsky

Senior Longboard (ages 40-49)
1. Chris Tilghman
2. Wally Abrams

Legends Longboard (ages 50 & over)
1. Charlie Birch
2. Josh Merritt
3. Bill Helmuth
4. Scott Webb
5. Dave Dalkiewicz

Women's Longboard (all ages)
1. Hanah Preziosi
2. Jenna Ruppert
3. Brooke Falck

Menehune Bodyboard (ages 14 & under)
1. Jake Buchler
2. Logan Helmuth

Junior Bodyboard (ages 15-17)
1. Mike Lawson

The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA), a non-profit, IRS tax-exempt corporation, is the largest amateur surfing organization in the world. It is dedicated to the sport of amateur surfing, to the operation of a program of amateur competition for surfers of all ages and abilities, and to the establishment and preservation of free access to a clean shoreline and ocean environment. The association’s activities are organized in a total of twenty-eight districts, which extend along nearly 2,000 miles of coastline, stretching from Maine through the Gulf Coast of Florida and Alabama and also around the Great Lakes.

For more information about the Eastern Surfing Association contact:

Art Baltrotsky
Maryland ESA District Director
Tumbling Monkeys
314 N. Main Street
Berlin, MD 21811
410-641-3329
art@tumblingmonkeys.com