6th Annual Clean Water Classic Surf Contest Brings World Champion Surfers to Westport Washington
Running From June 1st to the 3rd, 2007 the beaches of Westport Washington
will once again play host to the annual Clean Water Classic Surf
Competition. The event, in its sixth year now, is the premiere surfing
competition in the Pacific Northwest. Put on by the Surfrider Foundation in
partnership with Global Surf Industries, this competition and three-day
festival aims at not only promoting local surfing talent but raising
awareness of local environmental issues that face our beaches and oceans.
The competition brings surfers from all around the world, including, Brazil,
Mexico, Hawaii, Canada, and the United States all competing for cash and
prizes. Surfers compete in a variety of heats including both men's and
women's shortboard and longboard, junior shortboard, and masters short and
longboard. Celebrity judges will be on hand this year to determine the
winners. In attendance this year will be; Bonga Perkins, ex world champion
longboarder and currently ranked 4th in the world; Carl Schaper, renowned
Hawaiian surfboard designer; Steve Walden, world class longboard designer;
Sonny Owens, 70's Huntington Beach surf legend and; Drew Kampion, former
editor of Surfer, and Surfing magazine, and current editor of Surfers Path
Saturday night the festival will play host to a sneak peak of 20th Century
Fox's new film The Silver Surfer. As well as several local and international
surf films, and live bands that will rock the night away. Throughout the
three days, the Surfrider Foundation and Washington Water Trails will be on
hand educating attendees on good environmental practices as well as Leave No
Trace principles. All proceeds raised from the festival go directly to
supporting the surfrider foundation chapters in Oregon, Washington, and
British Columbia.
More information and a schedule of events are posted at
www.cleanwaterclassic.com