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EAST COAST SURFERS CONVERGE ON OCEAN CITY, MD TO COMPETE FOR $10,000 IN PRIZES AT K-COAST/REEF SURF CHALLENGE
The 9th Annual K-Coast/Reef Surf Challenge drew 105 of the top surfing competitors from Florida through New York to compete for a trip to Barbados and more than $10,000 in prizes at 35th Street in Ocean City, Maryland, Sunday, November 11, 2007. A solid chest to head-high north swell with light sideshore winds created excellent conditions for these incredibly talented athletes to put on a great show. Lucas Rogers of Virginia Beach, Virginia blew away the competition and took home more than $1,000 in prizes including a trip to Barbados and an entry to compete in the Reef Bowl Surf Invitational.
Lucas Rogers' powerful surfing and huge aerial maneuvers in the Open Shortboard final made him the clear winner in a completely stacked final. Toby Smith of West Babylon, New York also out-surfed his competition in the Open Longboard division by pulling off a huge lip bashing 360 in the final. The Grom division (14 and under) saw a much closer race for the title with Julian Payne of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina just edging out Sean Santiago of Wildwood Crest, New Jersey. Kate Easton of Virginia Beach, Virginia also had a close final with Rachel Harrell of Ocean View, Delaware, but Easton managed to pull off some stronger moves to win the huge first place prize package.
Six of the top competitors performed a tow-at air show demo for the spectators. Surfers were towed, by jet ski, into the chest to head-high waves to blast gigantic aerial maneuvers. Matt Keenan of Ocean City, New Jersey and Lucas Rogers of Virginia Beach, Virginia boosted the highest airs, but Raven Lundy of Virginia Beach, Virginia took top honors in the demo by actually landing the biggest aerial.
The groms were also treated to free boxing sessions in an inflatable boxing ring with gigantic foam-filled boxing gloves. Reef's Patrick Ryan kept the boxing action going with live blow-by-blow commentaries.
K-Coast Surf Shops in Ocean City, Maryland along with the Eastern Surfing Association created this event nine years ago as an annual fundraiser for the Ocean City Career Firefighters and Paramedics Association. This year's event raised approximately $2,000. Other event sponsors were Xcel Wetsuits, Smith Optics, Freestyle, Dakine, Barrett Chevrolet, 7S Surfboards, 6 Star Surfboards, Webber, Red Sun Custom Apparel, Modern Longboards, Studio S Jewelry, 93.5 the Beach, Global Surf Industries and Belly Busters.
The next event for the Delmarva District of the Eastern Surfing Association is the Ho-Ho Surf Off on December 8, 2007 in Delaware at North Side Indian River Inlet or Tower Road State Park. For more information about the Delmarva District of the Eastern Surfing Association go to www.DelmarvaESA.org or call the toll-free contest info line at 1-888-632-4742.
9th Annual K-Coast/Reef Surf Challenge results are:
Open Shortboard (all ages)
1. Lucas Rogers of Virginia Beach, VA
2. Raven Lundy of Virginia Beach, VA
3. Michael Dunphy of Virginia Beach, VA
4. Matt Keenan of Ocean City, NJ
5. Slater Powell of Topsail Island, NC
6. Drex Harrington of Ocean City, MD
Open Longboard (all ages)
1. Toby Smith of West Babylon, NY
2. Colin Herlihy of Frankford, DE
3. Art Baltrotsky of Berlin, MD
4. Jake Buchler of Fenwick Island, DE
5. Chris Vaxmonsky of Berlin, MD
6. Spencer Ashton of Berlin, MD
Grom (14 & under)
1. Julian Payne of Kitty Hawk, NC
2. Sean Santiago of Wildwood Crest, NJ
3. Caleb Buchler of Fenwick Island, DE
4. Brady Dashiell of Salisbury, MD
5. Rachel Harrell of Ocean View, DE
6. Austin Deppe of Bishopville, MD
Girls (all ages)
1. Kate Easton of Virginia Beach, VA
2. Rachel Harrell of Ocean View, DE
3. Kaitlyn Curran of Berlin, MD
4. Laurel Harrington of Berlin, MD
5. Kelcey Bodolus of Berlin, MD
6. Mindy Logan of Rehoboth Beach, DE
Tow-At Air Show
1. Raven Lundy of Virginia Beach, VA
2. Matt Keenan of Ocean City, NJ
3. Lucas Rogers of Virginia Beach, VA
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 surfing organization in the world with more than 11,000 members. It is dedicated to the sport of surfing, to the operation of a program of 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-seven districts, which extend along nearly 2,000 miles of coastline, stretching from Maine through the Gulf Coast of Florida and Alabama and also including the Great Lakes and Puerto Rico. The Delmarva District currently has more than 550 active members and is operated by a non-paid, all volunteer staff. Visit the Delmarva ESA on-line at www.DelmarvaESA.org.