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Ocean City, MD The Maryland District of the Eastern Surfing Association held it's second event of it's 2003 Summer Surf Series this past weekend, May 31, at 47th Street in Ocean City, MD. Despite chilly on-shore southeast breezes, cloudy skies, small choppy surf and water temperatures in the low 50's, the determined competitors paddled out in their heats and made the best of the conditions. The surf did improve in size as the tide dropped, but did not come up enough to run the Open Shortboard division, which was cancelled and shortened the event to let everyone get off the beach before the late afternoon thunderstorms.

Stand-outs at the event included the Menehune Shortboard division, featuring three "mini-groms" Anthony Montague, 8, Noah Vaxmonsky, 7, and Ben Vaxmonsky, 5, surfing their very first contest with Ben winning the division, Anthony taking a close second and Noah taking third place.

The Boys Shortboard Division for the 2003 season has seen a complete change over of competitors with most of the 2002 Boys competitors moving up in to Juniors and last year's top ranked Taylor Ballard and Logan Helmuth now challenged by newcomers Waldon Remington, Vince Boulanger, and Roy Harrell.

The Mens Division, ages 18-24, has become one of the most hotly contested divisions for the MD ESA 2003 season, with Ocean City's Ted Smith and Jess Baunhofer chased for points by Chincoteague, VA powerhouses Kevin Daisey and Gaitey Dawkins. With newcomers Adam Antes and Todd Wolfe also providing a challenge, the ESA Summer Surf Series division promises to be one of the most exciting to watch this summer.

The next Maryland ESA surf contest will be June 14 at 34th Street in Ocean City, MD. For photos of the Saturday, May 31 contest go to www.marylandesa.org.

Complete results are as follows:

Menehune Bodyboard
Taylor Ballard 1
Logan Helmuth 2
Waldon Remington 3

Jr. Bodyboard
Joe Ferrara 1
Tarvis Stultz 2

Menehune Longboard
Taylor Ballard 1
Logan Helmuth 2
Waldon Remington 3

Jr. Longboard
Wyatt Harrison 1
Dean Jackson 2
Toby Gilbert 3
J.T. Hazard 4
Ian Tilghman 5
Mike Lawson 6

Mens Longboard
Ted Smith 1
Chris Makibbin 2

Masters Longboard
Chris Vaxmonsky 1
Art Baltrotsky 2

Sr. Longboard
Chris Tilghman 1
Wally Abrams 2

Legends Longboard
Josh Merritt 1
Scott Webb 2
Jeff Phillips 3
Charlie Birch 4
Bill Helmuth 5
George Smith 6
Steven Strong 7

Menehune
Ben Vaxmonsky 1
Anthony Montague 2
Noah Vaxmonsky 3

Boys
Logan Helmuth 1
Taylor Ballard 2
Waldon Remington 3
Vince Boulanger 4
Roy Harrell 5

Juniors
Wyatt Harrison 1
Dean Jackson 2
Ian Tilghman 3
Mike Lawson 4
Toby Gilbert 5
Joe Ferrara 6
J.T. Hazard 7

Men
Ted Smith 1
Jess Baunhofer 2
Kevin Daisy 3
Gatey Dawkins 4
Robbie Mears 5
Todd Wolfe 6
Adam Antes 7
Hunter Merritt 7

Masters
Chris Makibbin 1
Craig Garfield 2
Trenton Bernhardt 3

Sr. Mens
Art Baltrotsky 1
Chris Vaxmonsky 2
Ray Wimbrow 3
Wally Abrams 4

Grandmasters
Josh Merritt 1
Chris Tilghman 2
Scott Webb 3
Dave Dalkiewicz 4

Legends
Charlie Birch 1
Jeff Phillips 2
Bill Helmuth 3

Jr. Women
Hannah Preziosi 1

Women
Emily Evans 1

Sr. Women
Bonnie Preziosi 1

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