ESA 2024 championship Events

The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) held its 2022 Easterns® Surfing Championship in memory of Cecil Lear last week at Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina.  Competitors from Maine through the Gulf Coast of Florida, including the Great Lakes, qualified...

The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) is excited to annouce its 2022 Marsh Scholarship Award recipients.  Applications from active ESA members who are pursuing higher education were reviewed by a committee of ESA board members.  90% of the applicants were women and...

The ESA has posted its 2022 Easterns® invitations.  These rankings are based off of ESA's 2022 Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Regional results. The Easterns® is an invitation-only event.  If you did not compete at an ESA 2022 Regional events, you are not...

The ESA announces its 2022 Regional Surfing Championship registration is now open for competitors to claim their slots for the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast events. Registration is now through LiveHeats where ESA members can use their email address to access...

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. Cecil also co-founded the...

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - Former Executive Director of the Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) and longtime Ocean City resident Kathy Phillips was recently honored by the surfing community when she was were inducted into the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame (ECSHOF) on January...