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

Southeast Regionals March 28-30

The ESA's Southeast Regionals will be held March 28-30 in Melbourne Beach, Florida at Paradise Beach Park.  Regional invitations and entry forms will be posted soon.  Sponsorship opportunities are available at the local and national level.  To reserve your room,...

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Reflekt Adds Pro Surfer Ben Bourgeois to the Team

Reflekt announced this week that they have signed former WCT surfer and 1996 World Amateur Junior Champion Ben Bourgeois to their Surf Team for 2014/2015.  Ben is an East Coast legend that started his competitive career in the ESA’s Southern North Carolina District. ...

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2013 Great Lakes Contest Photos

From Lake Erie, Canada, photographer Nathaniel David Johnson snapped these great pictures featuring surfers Shaun Waitzer and Matt Rocheford.

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2013 ESA Easterns® Surfing Championships Final Results

Easterns® official photographer was Mickey McCarthy  The Eastern Surfing Association 2013 Easterns® Surfing Championships at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina finished up on Saturday with an exciting day of youth finals.  The event showcased the best...

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2013 ESA Easterns® Surfing Championships Underway

All photos by Mickey McCarthy The Eastern Surfing Association 2013 Easterns® Surfing Championships at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina is currently underway, showcasing the best amateur surfers from the entire East Coast, including the Great Lakes and...

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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.