Early Regional entry information

For the first time, the Mid Atlantic Region will use an online entry process for Regionals. This will be a big change from past year’s entry process. **Note that paper entries may still be downloaded and sent in the old fashion way. All entries, both slotted and alternate, will be sent directly to headquarters or processed directly online. Deadlines will be strictly enforced. You could lose your slot if you are late! The majority of people wishing to go to Regionals will need to renew their membership. This can be done any time before Regionals and still maintain your same expiration date. If you choose to renew during the Regional entry process, you will need to go to two different web locations to do so. **I’ll send more instructions with links when the time comes. Save yourself some hassle by renewing in January or Feb.

With this new entry process, it is imperative that you check your email and confirm with me that you received your entry instructions. Do not expect to receive one in the mail like last year.

Winter address for CNC mail

If you need to correspond with ESA/CNC using the US post office this winter, please send all surfing association correspondence to: ESA/CNC, 108 Bogue Sound Drive E., Atlantic Beach, NC 28512 .
DO NOT ADDRESS your mail to Beth Schub……there will be a forward on my mail for anything with my name on it.

Congratulations to the 2010 Season Champions

Regionals 2011- Early information

CNC will be the host district for the 2011 Mid Atlantic Region Championships! The official dates are May 12-15.

To compete, you must be a 3A surfer, competed in at least 3 district contests last summer, and have an ESA membership that is valid through 10/1/11.

You may renew your membership any time before the Regional sign up time and not lose your original expiration date. The majority of competitors will need to renew. There is a strong likelihood that the Mid Atlantic Region will pioneer online entries for Regionals and memberships. (similar to Easterns in 2010). If this does happen, you will receive your entry electronically. It will be your responsibility to sign up online OR print and send it to Headquarters. Please make sure you check your email regularly so you don't miss out.

I will post updates on our website and send email reminders. Make sure you stay in the loop by giving me your latest contact information.

Time to think about 2011

My New Year's resolution (besides all the normal ones) is to use the Director Notes on our website regularly.

If you missed our Awards Banquet, you missed our short annual meeting. I announced that CNC will now be completely web-based for information. No more yearly mailed newsletter. So start getting used to checking our website more often, in particular, the Directors Notes.

If your email has recently changed, or if you haven't received any email notices from me in awhile, please send your updated address to me ASAP: schub@embarqmail.com

Over the next two months, I will put together our complete district schedule for 2011 along with our District Policy. I plan to email survey questions to gather your input. Please take the time to answer my questions and give me direction for the coming year. I do read them and I do attempt to abide by the majority's wishes.

Surf Nano Products Sponsors ESA Student Surf Awards

Surf Nano Products (SNP) announced that is has become an Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) National Sponsor and will be presenting Student Surfing Awards for three student surfer athletes within the three ESA regions:

SNP, proud National Sponsor of the ESA and the ESA All-Star Team, is expanding its sponsorship to deserving student athletes. As an innovative way to support deserving surfer athletes, Surf Nano Products (SNP) is granting "SNP Student Surfing Awards" to three student surfer athletes within the three ESA Regions.

"SNP has been a great supporter of ESA and the All-Star Team since they started business last year and I look forward to their continued support in 2010. When this Surfing Award was presented to me, I thought this is one of the most innovative community outreach programs I’ve seen, and an example of the way Andy and Howard do business!" . . . Debbie Hodges (ESA Executive Director).

Surfers will submit an application and 250 word essay to SNP by March 12th. Three student athletes will be selected for the award from each of the three ESA regions. Minimum requirements are a GPA of 3.0 and 18 years or younger as of January 1st, 2010. The essay must address the applicant’s surfing ability, financial need, current sponsorships, and community service involvement. All information will be kept confidential. Surfers do not have to be current ESA members to apply. Direct family members of the ESA District Directors are not eligible. Each award will consist of a free ESA membership or renewal, a $270 entry fee grant to be applied toward contest fees, and a free SNP Product Kit. Applications are available from the ESA District Directors and on-line from the ESA web site. Winners will be announced at the ESA/TGSA Scholastic Surfing Championships, March 26-28, 2010 in New Smyrna Beach, FL. Tom Warnke, SNP Sales and Marketing Director, will coordinate with ESA.
Pat Emery, ESA All-Star Team coach, along with Andy Giordano and Howard Loveless, Co-Founders of SNP, and Darrick Doerner, SNP R&D Advisor, seen at the 2010 Surf Expo with members of the ESA All-Star Team.

SNP will continue its support of the Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) and the ESA All-Star Team in 2010 by holding product beach demonstrations at the ESA/TGSA Scholastic Surfing Championships, the three ESA Regional Championships, and the ESA Easterns.

Applications can be found on-line (SNP or ESA-CNC website) or from the area District Director(s). Completed applications should be returned to SNP via mail or fax or scanned email (see below).

Surf Nano Products, LLC
PO Box 504
Sea Isle City, NJ 08243
Phone: 866-842-8530
FAX: 609-624-8636
hloveless@surfnanoproducts.com

Eastern Surfing Association Board Of Directors Votes To Leave Surfing America

Lack of communication and deviation from bylaws contributes to disillusion of Surfing America by co-founder and world's largest amateur surfing association

Virginia Beach, VA - November 4, 2009

Eastern Surfing Association, the 10,000 member governing body of amateur surfing for the East Coast of the United States, today announced their immediate withdrawal from Surfing America in an October 2009 Board of Directors vote. While the Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) continues to support their members who participate in Surfing America events, the secrecy with which Surfing America instilled the Surfing America Prime Series, without the input of the ESA, led to a majority vote to leave the national governing body of surfing. In contrast to the bylaws that govern Surfing America, the ESA had no input in the conception, creation, and execution of the Surfing America Prime events- three of which are being held on the East Coast of the United States.

"Surfing America's refusal to create an amateur surfing committee that included the ESA, which is in direct opposition to their stated organizational founding, created an unprecedented event that resulted in the rescinding of our inclusion in Surfing America," stated Debbie Hodges, executive director of the Eastern Surfing Association. "While we would prefer to continue our involvement, the gall and lack of transparency demonstrated by Surfing America left our Board of Directors little choice in this matter."

Surfing America's continued refusal to provide ESA a voting stake, or input, with regards to the Surfing America Prime Series and other Surfing America-sanctioned competitions, resulted in the Board of Directors voting to remove support, contributions, and infrastructure to all aspects of Surfing America.

"As a founding member of Surfing America in 2004 our decision is not a knee-jerk reaction, nor is it one taken without significance," stated Hodges. "The ESA believes in the foundation of a governing body for amateur surfing that is inclusive, credible and provides standards for amateurs of all ages across the nation- values that founded Surfing America. Their desire to voluntarily act in bold disregard to our involvement does not support the reasons which led ESA to co-found Surfing America and therefore, we can no longer be associated with their actions moving forward."

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ABOUT EASTERN SURFING ASSOCIATION

Eastern Surfing Association (ESA), the largest amateur surfing association in the world established in 1967, is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, dedicated to promoting and preserving the spirit of surfing through their regional programs and through the support of 26 districts on the East Coast, Gulf Coast, Great Lakes and Puerto Rico. For more information about the ESA, please visit www.surfesa.org.