ESA/TGSA East Coast Scholastic Surfing Championships
New Smyrna Beach Inlet
March 26-28, 2010
New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Southeast Regional Surfing Championships
Ft Pierce State Park or Walton Rocks
April 19-19, 2010
‘Ft Pierce, Florida

Mid-Atlantic Surfing Championships
Virginia Beach
May 13-16, 2010
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Northeast Surfing Championships
Hampton
May 21-23, 2010
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire

The Eastern Surfing Championships
Buxton
September 19-26, 2010
(note 9/26 is a back up day only)
Cape Hatteras, North Carolina

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Quiksilver announced the newest member of its world-class surf team—12-year-old Kanoa Igarashi—putting him among the ranks of surfing’s elite.  Amid the sea of young athletes trying to break into the pro surfing circuit, Igarashi stands out as the most promising that any have seen in a long time.  And with an eye for talent and a roster of the world’s best surfers, no one has been monitoring the influx of talent as closely as Quiksilver.

“Quiksilver is really excited to have Kanoa join the team,” says Chad Wells, Quiksilver’s Surf Team Manager.  “He is a phenomenal athlete at such a young age and has a solid foundation of both air and rail surfing.  Kanoa shows true signs of a world class athlete and his competitive record speaks for itself.”

Among his competitive achievements, Igarashi holds the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) all-time record for 30 wins in one season- an impressive accomplishment for someone of his age.  Through his driving spirit, Igarashi has consistently built an ambitious range of skill, tricks and maneuvers—leaving seasoned pros in awe of his talent.

“I’m really excited about my future and how Quiksilver is going to help me reach my goals,” said Igarashi. “It’s a dream come true.”

original story via quicksilver

It’s official, the 2009/2010 Maverick’s Surf Contest has received the green light to run this upcoming Saturday, Feb. 13. After what’s definitely been a big-wave season to remember, there’s yet another northwest swell looming on the horizon, and it’s looking prime for Maverick’s.

“Mother Nature is smiling once again on Maverick’s,” reads a post on the contest’s Twitter page. “The 24 have voted and we are a go for Saturday.”

“I’m heading up tomorrow with Greg [Long] and the boys,” reports the intrepid Jason Murray, who will be covering the event for us with both his lens and his charming wit. “There’s a touch of west in this swell, which helps the place out. They waited a long time to run, and passed on some good opportunities, but this weekend there’s definitely going to be something to see out there.”

Murray touches down in San Francisco mid-day tomorrow and is hoping to get out to Half Moon Bay in time to catch the “warm-up session,” as well as dig up any dirt about the impending event. Unless he gets mauled by a Great White, he’s planning on dropping a little pre-contest insight tomorrow evening, and then he’ll be all over the contest on Saturday, so stay tuned. It’s game on at Maverick’s … finally.

read more at ESPN