Surfing America, the National Governing Body (NGB) for Surfing in the United States, announced today that Ian Cairns has been appointed as Head Coach of the PacSun USA Surf Team.

Cairns appointment comes after the resignation of former Coach Joey Buran who held the position for the past two years. Buran left the position in good standing to pursue a worldwide tour and ministry for his new documentary film Beyond the Dream: the Joey Buran Story.

“Ian Cairns is a powerhouse coach and Surfing America is extremely fortunate to have someone of his caliber step into the role,” said Mike Gerard, Surfing America’s executive director. “Not only does Ian bring a wealth of experience to the position, but he also has some incredible new ideas and concepts that will surely help lift the USA Team program to new heights. I expect we’ll see some tremendous developments in the very near future.”

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The 5^th Annual Reef/Sweetwater Pro-Am Surf Fest will be back in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on July 10-12^th at Oceanic Street. This year’s event features a $20,000 pro prize purse. This event is one of the largest surfing contests on the East Coast and attracts surfers from around the world.

Former event champions include professional surfers Rob Machado, Aaron Cormican, Asher Nolan, and Jeremy Johnston. Returning to this year’s event lineup is former ASP World Championship tour standout and hometown hero, Ben Bourgeois, who will be competing in the event. Other pros attending include Tonino Benson, Mike Losness, Heath Walker, Gabe Garcia, Brendan Petticrew, Sean Marceron, Ross Stevens, and Phillip Watters. In all, 96 professional surfers from around the world will descend upon Wrightsville Beach to surf the 3-day event.

Amateur divisions include Guys 15-up, Guys 14-under, Guys Open Longboard, Women 18-up, Girls 17-under, Women’s Open Longboard, the Guppy division, featuring young, beginning surfers, and the crowd favorite Tow-At Expression Session.

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