May 22, 2019
Clear skies and warm weather welcomed the Eastern Surfing Association last weekend in Belmar, New Jersey as they held the 2019 Northeast Regional Surfing Championships presented by Surfer Dudes. The event was the third, and final, regional contest that the ESA holds each spring for competitors to qualify for slots into The Easterns® Surfing Championship, as well as East Coast WSL QS/Pro Junior events.
The contest was located in front of Eastern Lines Surf Shop, a major supporter of the ESA through the years. Belmar local Cecil Lear, ESA’s co-founder, came out to watch the event.
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May 16, 2019
ESA All-Star Cole Deveney surfing at the 2018 Northeast Regional. Photo: MEZ/ESM
The Eastern Surfing Association will hold its 2019 Northeast Regional Surfing Championship presented by Surfer Dudes this weekend across from Eastern Lines Surf Shop at 16th Avenue in Belmar, New Jersey. The third, and final qualifying event for ESA’s Easterns® Surfing Championship will begin Friday and run through Sunday afternoon.
ESA surfers from Maine through New Jersey and the Great Lakes will be competing with hopes of being named “Northeast Champion” of their age divisions. They have qualified to surf in this regional event by earning points in their local ESA district events throughout last year’s season.
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May 10, 2019
Jennette’s Pier always offers contestable surf for ESA events. Here is Jack Viorel of ESA’s sponsor Indo Jax Surf School in his heat on Friday. Photo: MEZ/ESM
The Eastern Surfing Association held its second championship event of the season last weekend at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina. The weather and waves provided great conditions for the best surfers from Delaware through South Carolina to claim an ESA Mid-Atlantic Champion title, and to qualify for The 2019 Easterns® Surfing Championship.
“The Outer Banks delivered again,” said Michelle Sommers, ESA’s executive director. “This is one of the best locations for our championship events because there always seems to be contestable waves at each of our events.”
While the high tide delayed the early morning start times, the waves showed up when required for the adult and youth divisions throughout the weekend.
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May 2, 2019
The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) kicked off its championship season with its 2019 Southeast Regional Surfing Championship this past weekend at Paradise Beach Park in Melbourne Beach, Florida. Competitive surfers from Florida, Georgia and Alabama enjoyed sunny, warm weather with consistent small surf.
“Central Florida is a great location for our event each year as is always produces contestable surf for our competitors who have worked so hard to get here,” said Michelle Sommers, ESA’s executive director. “We were blessed this year with great weather throughout the entire event.”
While the smaller waves created challenging conditions for the adult divisions, the younger age divisions proved that there is a lot of talent rising in the south.
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April 25, 2019
The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) begins its 2019 post-season championship events this weekend in Melbourne Beach, Florida with its Southeast Regional Surfing Championship at Paradise Beach Park.
Presented by Florida’s Space Coast Office of Tourism and Surfer Dudes, the Southeast Regionals will bring surfers of all ages from Florida, Alabama and Georgia to central Florida in hopes of qualifying for ESA’s championship event known as The Easterns®.
“We are always excited to come back to Melbourne Beach for this event each year,” said ESA executive director Michelle Sommers. “With warm water, great weather, fun waves and a central location for our competitors, Paradise Beach Park is a great place for us.”
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April 14, 2019
ESA All-Star Fergus Kelly competed in his first WSL QS event at the Florida Pro in January 2019 as an ESA-sponsored athlete. Photo: DUGAN
With the tremendous success of the ESA and WSL partnership, the ESA is pleased to announce that it will now offer four-man priority heats for selected divisions in its 2019 post-season championship events.
Beginning with its three regional surfing championships, the ESA will follow the WSL rules for priority in its Men’s, Women’s, Junior Men U18, Junior Women U18, Boys U16 and Girls U16 divisions. Four-man priority will ONLY be run in the semi- and final heats of these divisions.
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