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ASCD Insurance and local surf shops send 22 surfers to compete in U.S.A. Surfing Championships in Oceanside, CA
Atlantic, Smith, Cropper & Deeley Insurance along with K-Coast Surf Shop, Malibu's Surf Shop, Quiet Storm Shops in Rehoboth and Lewes, Chauncey's Surf Shops, Endless Summer Surf Shop, Surfer Girl & Guy Surf Shop, Coastal Surf Supplies, Ocean Minded and Harrington's 7-11 in Ocean City have teamed up to help send twenty-two of the top surfers from the Delmarva region to compete in the 2006 USA Surfing Championships in Oceanside, California, July 11-18. With the inclusion of alternate surfers receiving slots, this is the largest group to ever travel from the Delmarva area to participate in this national event.
Delmarva surfers compete for points in local events throughout a year-long competition season. The top competitors with the most points from each age division receive an invitation to compete in the Mid-Atlantic Region Surfing Championships and then the top surfers from the regional event are invited to compete in the ESA Eastern Surfing Championships held in the Outer Banks of North Carolina in September. The top competitors from the Easterns get the prestigious invitation to compete in U.S.A. Surfing Championships in Oceanside, California.
The twenty-two surfers from the Delmarva District will be representing the Eastern Surfing Association and competing against top surfers from the west coast, gulf coast and Hawaii in this eight-day national event. The group also plans to travel to some of California's best surf spots including, Trestles, Malibu, Salt Creek and other famous surf spots.
The next Delmarva ESA event is the 12th annual Malibu's Classic, July 22 and 23 at 8th Street in Ocean City, MD. More than 200 competitors are expected to compete for prizes, points and trophies at this annual beach fest.
Representing the Eastern Surfing Association at the 2006 U.S.A Surfing Championships from the Delmarva District are:
Caleb Buchler of Frankford, DE - Boys under 14
Dillon G. Harrington of Ocean City, MD - Boys under 14
Jake Buchler of Frankford, DE - Boys under 16 and Mens Open Bodyboard
Joseph Boulanger of Ocean City, MD - Boys under 16
Roy Harrell of Ocean View, DE - Boys under 16
Waldon Remington of Ocean Pines, MD - Boys under 16
Matt Meinhardt of Ocean City, MD - Boys under 16
Aviad Sasi of Ocean City, MD - Boys under 16
Ian Tilghman of Ocean City, MD - Boys under 18
Vincent Boulanger of Ocean City, MD - Boys under 18
Chris Makibbin of Ocean City, MD - Mens and Mens Longboard
Pat Merkle of Street, MD - Mens and Mens Longboard
Gatey Dawkins of Chincoteague Island, VA - Mens
Keith White of Frankford, DE - Masters
Dennis Cappo of Frankford, DE - Masters
Art Baltrotsky of Berlin, MD - Senior Men and Senior Longboard
John Ochs of Virginia Beach, VA - Legends
Jenna Landon of Newark, MD - Girls under 12
Jenn Abrams of Seaford, DE - Womens
Kate Bassett of Berlin, MD - Womens Longboard
Matt Landon of Newark, MD - Mens Open Bodyboard
Nick Leonard of Pocomoke City, MD - Mens Open Bodyboard
UPDATED Delmarva ESA 2006 events schedule:
- 12TH ANNUAL MALIBU'S CLASSIC - July 22 & 23 - 8th Street, Ocean City, MD
- SURFER GIRL & GUY NOVICE CONTEST - July 29 & 30 - 72nd Street, Ocean City, MD
- QUIET STORM WAHINE SURF OFF - AUGUST 5 - girls and womens events only - Delmarva ESA points event - North Side Indian River Inlet, DE or the Tower Road State Park just south of Dewey Beach
- MARYLAND STATE SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS - Open to all ESA members - August 12 & 13 - 48th Street Ocean City, MD
- EASTERNS - ESA East Coast Surfing championships - by invite only - September 17-23 - Cape Hatteras, NC
- K-COAST OPEN - October 14 - 35th Street, Ocean City, MD
- SEA WITCH SURF FEST - October 28 - Tower Road State Park in Dewey Beach or North Side Indian River Inlet.
For more information about the Eastern Surfing Association contact:
Art Baltrotsky
Delmarva District ESA Director
http://www.DelmarvaESA.org
P.O. Box 207, Ocean City, MD 21843
410-641-3329
delmarva@surfesa.org
The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA), founded in 1967, a non-profit, IRS tax-exempt corporation, is the largest amateur surfing organization in the world with more than 7,000 members. 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 public access to a clean shoreline and ocean environment. The association's activities are organized in a total of twenty-six 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. The Delmarva District currently has more than 350 active members and is operated by a non-paid, all volunteer staff. Visit the Delmarva ESA on-line at www.DelmarvaESA.org