The 5th annual Surfing and Traditions event will be taking place this 4th of July in La Push, Washington. The weekend-long event is indented to help instill an “appreciation and love of outdoor recreation in youth.” On Sunday there will be a Pro/Am surfing contest featuring men’s shortboard and longboard, women’s and juniors.
Entry is $20 and you can download your forms here.
The 2008 Clean Water Classic went off this weekend with overhead waves and plenty of sun. The contest displayed great surfing talent from all regions of the Pacific Northwest but was ultimately dominated by the crew from Canada.
The contest is a benefit for the Surfrider Foundation chapters of the Pacific Northwest and attracted over 1,000 spectators and 150 contestants.
The results of the 2008 Clean Water Classic:
Best Wave - Peter Hamilton
High Score Shortboard - Peter Hamilton
High Score Longboard - Kapono Nahina
Pro/Am -
1st Noah Cohen
Master’s Shortboard -
1st Perry Abedor
Women’s Shortboard -
1st Leah Oke
2nd Annie Atkinson
Men’s Longboard -
1st Kapono Nahina
Master’s Longboard-
1st Kevin Todd
Women’s Longboard -
1st Monica Todd
Juniors -
1st Kye Peladeau
Stand-up Paddle -
1st JP Canlis
Keiki with Parent -
1st Isabella Martinez-Ybor
and it you haven’t signed up, you have less than a month. Registration for the event ends May 1st.
The Clean Water Classic is the Pacific Northwest’s oldest surf competition and all proceeds from the event go to local Surfrider Chapters. The $35 registration fee not only gets you into the event but also gets you a one year membership to the SurfriderFoundation.
