International Surfing Day on Friday
Summer of Surf Celebration This Weekend on Folly Beach
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (Wednesday, June 18, 2008) – Ever needed a legitimate excuse to go surfing? Well, on Friday, you finally have it: International Surfing Day. This unofficial, official surfers' holiday gives everyone a chance to promote and celebrate the sport while bringing awareness to the state of our oceans and beaches. The goal is simple: take the day, or at least part of the day, go out and catch a wave or three and – while you're at it – help clean up your favorite beach.
In the spirit of International Surfing Day, the South Carolina District of the Eastern Surfing Association (SSC/ESA) is proud to announce the "Summer of Surf" celebration on Folly Beach this Saturday and Sunday (June 21-22, 2008) at The Washout. The weekend event will feature an ESA points contest and a Liquid Shredder Push `n Surf event for beginners. All contestants will receive a commemorative t-shirt, and awesome trophies will be awarded at an awards ceremony on Sunday afternoon at The Conch Restaurant on Folly Beach, with a Reggae band performing afterwards. Share in the stoke by celebrating International Surfing Day on Friday and the Summer of Surf on Folly Beach all weekend long.
Weekend Surf Report
Meteorologist Scott Sellars from
www.follyweather.com reports that a quick moving low will skirt across most of South Carolina early this weekend, hopefully developing some southerly windswell in the thigh-to waist-high range on Saturday with decreasing wave heights on Sunday. A couple of models are showing some SE-E swell filling in late Saturday, but it is looking weak. Sunday looks to be cleaner, but probably smaller in the knee-high range. .
Media Friends
Reporters/Photographers are asked to please RVSP if you plan to cover the event.
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Anyone interested in joining the ESA/SSC District can do so at any local surf shop or online at the District’s official website. The more district members the district has, the more slots the district will receive at next year’s Regionals in Puerto Rico. For more information, contact Nancy Hussey at 843-343-4047. The District’s Official Surf Report & Hotline is 843-588-9856.
About The Eastern Surfing Association
The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) 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 ESA is the largest amateur surfing association in the world, with a current membership of more than 7,000 surfers. Our family-oriented programs promote a healthy and active lifestyle. The Association’s activities are organized into 26 districts, which extend along nearly 2,000 miles of coastline. Stretching from Maine through the Gulf Coast of Florida, Alabama, and the Great Lakes across the Atlantic to the Caribbean, each district’s programs are developed and operated by a dedicated group of volunteer directors and staff. It was founded in 1967 by East Coast surfers to promote, preserve, and protect the sport of surfing on the East Coast.
SSC/ESA Media Contact
Noah Garrett
NGC Communications
(office) 843-793-2512
(mobile) 252-423-1277
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