2024 CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS PRESENTED BY THE OUTER BANKS VISITORS BUREAU®, FLORIDA’S SPACE COAST & THE TOWN OF OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND

ESA 2025 championship Events

Southeast Regionals

April 11-13, 2025 : Melbourne Beach, FL

Mid-Atlantic Regionals

Apr 25-27, 2025 : Jennette’s Pier, Nags Head, NC

Northeast Regionals

May 9-11, 2025 : Ocean City, MD

Easterns®

Sept 14-20, 2025 : Nags Head, NC

ESA Inducts 2015 All-Star Team

The Eastern Surfing Association held its annual All-Star Team induction ceremony at Surf Expo last weekend in Orlando, Florida.  The ESA All-Star Program, which began over 30 years ago, includes some of the best competitors the ESA has to offer.  Each All-Star Team...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS. C!

All should turn toward Rhode Island and salute a great lady - Doris Couture on her 100th birthday!  If not for her the ESA would not exist as we know it. For those born after the last ice age -  Doris is Doc Couture's mom. Doc was a one of a kind master of talent...

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Eastern Surfing Association Adopts ISA Age Divisions

The Board of Directors of the Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) voted unanimously at their annual meeting in Nags Head, North Carolina to realign their age division structure to more closely align with International Surfing Association (ISA) standards.  The move...

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ESA Announces 2015 All-Star Team

The Eastern Surfing Association is proud to announce the 2015 All-Star Team. The ESA’s All-Star program has been in transition throughout 2014 and, in order to make the program better than ever, the 2015 Team will include many familiar faces as well as some...

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In Memory of Cecil Lear

The ESA’s co-founder and dear friend,Cecil Lear, peacefully passed away on Sunday, January 16 with his beloved family by his side. A pioneer and advocate for East Coast surfers, Cecil will be greatly missed by the worldwide surfing community. In lieu of flowers, his family has asked that memorial donations be made to organizations closest to Cecil’s heart. Click below to show your support.