Check out this year’s Waterman Ocean Festival on beautiful Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina from Tue, April 29, 2014 – Sun, May 04, 2014.<\/p>\n
Press Release:<\/p>\n
Waterman Ocean Festival
\nJust a few days after Carolina Cup, Wrightsville Beach will host the first ever Waterman Ocean Festival which will celebrate surfing at Wrightsville Beach. Beyond the local level, the festival is working in collaboration and partnership with Bruce Brown Films in presenting and featuring The Endless Summer in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the film’s release. The festival, which runs from May 1-4, is a collaboration of the Wrightsville Beach Longboard Association, Surfalorus Film Festival, and the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History. Highlights will include:<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Surfalorus Film Festival \u2013 Now in its third year, this year\u2019s festival will feature screenings of local documentaries and classic surfing films including a special 50th anniversary screening of Bruce Brown\u2019s cult hit, Endless Summer, which was released in 1964 and is still the most popular surfing movie of all time.
\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Robert August Replica Longboard Raffle \u2013 A signed and numbered replica of the vintage longboard used by one of the stars of The Endless Summer, Robert August, will be raffled off during the festival after it spends three months traveling to local surf shops up and down the coast of North Carolina. The board comes with an autographed poster, a certificate of authenticity and a personal request from August that the winner ride the board at least once. The winner of the board will be announced at the screening ofThe Endless Summer.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 History of Surfing \u2013 Kids will be invited to visit the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History to sit down with an expert and learn about the history of surfing from acclaimed author and local celebrity Joseph \u201cSkipper\u201d Funderburg.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lessons for School Kids \u2013 Jarrod Covington of Wrightsville SUP and Jo Pickett of Crystal South Surf Camp will offer lessons to local students who may not otherwise have access to the sport of surfing.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Surfing and SUP Event \u2013 For the first time, the 13th Annual Longboard Classic will include the SUP Surfing Pro making this North Carolina\u2019s first and only surfing and SUP competition for cash prizes. The competition is open to men and women and participation is capped at 48 surfers. A total of $4,000 in cash prizes will be awarded in each event along with the second “All Waterman” trophy.<\/p>\n
\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All Waterman Awards Ceremony \u2013 The festival will close with an awards ceremony and the unveiling of the first class of inductees to the Wrightsville Beach Museum Waterman Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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