| The 5th Annual S.C. Governor's Cup of Surfing |
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| Tuesday, 22 July 2008 20:23 | |
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The City of Folly Beach and the Southern South Carolina District of the Eastern Surfing Association proudly present FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (Friday, July 18, 2008) – The City of Folly Beach and the Southern South Carolina District of the Eastern Surfing Association (SSC/ESA) today announced that one of the biggest weekends in South Carolina surfing returns with the Fifth Annual S.C. Governor’s Cup of Surfing (formerly the South Carolina State Surfing Championships) on Saturday, Aug. 9 and Sunday, Aug. 10, at The Washout on Folly Beach. Contest organizers anticipate about 250 competitors in this statewide event as well as hundreds of spectators and beachgoers this year. In addition to the champions in the various age divisions, the winners of the Open Men’s and Open Women’s divisions will be named the 2008 S.C. State Champions. Entry deadline for competitors is Friday, Aug. 1. Please make checks payable to SSC/ESA and send to: SSC/ESA P.O. Box 740, Folly Beach, S.C. 29439, or leave at any local surf shop. DOWNLOAD YOUR ENTRY FORM HERE or copy this URL in your web browser http://ssc.surfesa.org/2008Gov_Cup/08_docs/08_govcup_entry_formPDFnew.pdf. There will be an optional early check in at the Surf Bar, 103 W. Cooper Street, Folly Beach, at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, where local surfer and videographer Josh Ambrite will show his new surf movie Black Bean Soup during check in. Folly Beach Holiday Inn is offering a room discount for competitors and their families. Please call the Holiday Inn directly at 843.588.6464 and tell them you’re with the contest. Liquid Shredder is once again sponsoring a special S.C. Governor’s Cup highlight, the Push `n Surf Division. This division is for novice, young surfers who need a little help out in the surf. You may register for the Push `n Surf Division on the beach the day of the contest, but space is limited to the first 30 kids who sign up, so don’t delay. There also will be a “safety circle” on the beach before the kids paddle out. All Push `n Surfers will receive a contest t-shirt and trophy with the $15 entry fee. ESA membership is not required. Visit Liquid Shredder online at http://www.softsurfboards.com/. The Push `n Surf will be the final event of the S.C. Governor’s Cup on Sunday, Aug. 10. Exact time of the event will be determined that day, so please come early. There will much more than just the state’s best surfing happening during the contest weekend. There will be a beach party at the Folly Beach Holiday Inn on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Free to competitors and only $6 for friends and family. Enjoy a delicious southern buffet dinner and cash bar on the Holiday Inn’s oceanfront deck. Lunch, snacks and SoBe drinks will be served all weekend on the beach. Don’t miss an awesome BBQ buffet by Jamie Westendorf at the contest on Sunday afternoon, sponsored by SSC/ESA’s favorite volunteer and surf mom, Nancy Bush. The S.C. Governor’s Cup Awards Ceremony will be immediately after the contest on Sunday afternoon at The Conch Restaurant at the corner of East Ashley Avenue and Center Street on Folly Beach. Cool off with your friends and enjoy light appetizers and cold drinks during the ceremony! A Reggae band will follow the awards. SAVE THE DATES
MEDIA REFERENCES & CONTEST INSTRUCTIONS The 2007 S.C. Governor’s Cup Champions were Kristin Tanner and Shawn Clark. All Reporters, Photographers and/or Videographers are asked to please RVSP if you plan to cover the event.
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. Please indicate what publication or news outlet you will represent. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. ESA Membership Anyone interested in joining the ESA/SSC District can do so at any local surf shop or online at the District’s official website at http://ssc.surfesa.org/. The more members the SSC/ESA 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. ESA Membership 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.
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