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Wrightsville Beach Hosts Surfing Championship

By Ginger S

Real Estate Agent with Wilkinson & Associates, Wilmington NC

July 13, 2007 05:20 PM

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Surfs up this weekend (we hope) as Wrightsville Beach, NC will be host to the the 3rd Annual Reef / Sweetwater Pro Am Surf Fest on July 13-15 at Oceanic Street on Wrightsville Beach. This event is the second largest Surfing Event on the East Coast. Surfers from all over the globe will be competing. The prizes for this year total $30,000. New this year will be a live web cast of the entire event and computerized scoring by Beachbyte.

Defending champion Aaron Cormican will be back once again. Pros to watch include past event champion Rob Machado, and local Ben Bourgeois,

Amateur divisions include Guys 15-up, Guys 14-under, Guys Open Longboard, Women 18-up, Girls17-under, Women's Open Longboard, and the crowd favorite Guppy division.

Winners of each amateur division will win a brand new JS surfboard, Every amateur finalists will also walk away with a great prize packages!

Come on down to Wrightsville for a fun time at the Beach! If you can't make it you can watch it live this year on Wblivesurf.com

By Ginger Sala Wilmington NC Real Estate & Relocation Specialist

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Michele Connors

The Overton Group, LLC Pitt & Carteret County - Greenville, NC

Your Eastern North Carolina Realtor

Hi Ginger- with the storms that we have had earlier this week they should have great waves for the contest! I love watching these events, the crowds really are energetic and the contestants are fearless. If I were a bit closer I think I'd be there...it is a perfect Carolina day for being in the beach!

Jul 14, 2007 02:00 AM

Ginger S

Wilkinson & Associates, Wilmington NC - Wilmington, NC

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Michele, the waves are pretty tame today. Actually it takes more skill to surf the small ones...

Jul 14, 2007 03:24 PM

Susan Trombley

Trombley Real Estate - Wake Forest, NC

Broker/Realtor, Raleigh, Cary, Wake Forest, Youngs

Well, what was the height of the waves? I use to body surf at Cocao Beach. I could catch an 8 foot wave. What a blast that was.

Jul 15, 2007 12:32 PM

Hi Susan- I am sure youve been to Ron Jons then too...I am a Florida girl, my grandpa worked at Cape Canaveral and lived in Cocoa- good ole days! The long boards are making a huge comeback.

Body surfing is fun but tumbling underneath a big wave isnt! The older I get the more I realize the risks we took as "kids"...now I worry about broken necks and missing teeth when my 18 yr old goes surfing- which is often!

Jul 16, 2007 11:18 PM

Rita Taylor

None - Sanford, NC

Sanford NC Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Sanford North Carolina

Ginger,

Nice photo. Haven't been to Wrightsville beach before - we usually head down to Oak Island where the waves are pretty calm.

Jul 22, 2007 05:51 PM

Hi Rita, We don't get big waves at Wrightsville either. They say it's harder to surf the small ones. Wrightsville is such a lovely beach. Let me know if you would like to come down one day. I can get you a Beach pass for parking.

Ginger

Jul 23, 2007 01:01 AM

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