Wrightsville Beach Hosting 1st Annual SUP Surf ProAm

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, North Carolina - The Wrightsville Beach Museum announces it's first SUP Surfing Pro-Am scheduled for April 17-19, 2015, kicking off the museum’s Annual Waterman Ocean Festival. The festival is a celebration of water sports and those local individuals who have contributed to both the community and their water sport(s) of choice. The SUP-Surf Pro/Am is a fundraiser for the Wrightsville Beach Museum and features several days of fun-filled activities celebrating our beach and the importance of its way of life.

The Wrightsville Beach Pro-Am, is a two-day Stand-Up Surf event, drawing the world's best professional Stand-Up Surfers to this competition. Last year, a similar event here became the largest of its kind on the East Coast attracting SUP professionals from Mexico, California, Florida and Hawaii, as well as the best amateurs from the US. This year we are expecting 100-150 participants for the Pro-Am.

As always, our participants are encouraged to set an example of good sportsmanship, both in and out of the water. This year’s competition will award the 2015 “All-Waterman” trophy to the individual who has the highest combined finishes in the Wrightsville Beach Pro-Am Pro Division and the Longboard SUP Division.

Pro Divisions $6,000 in Cash*

Pro Divisions are Men's Open Age Class and Women's Open Age Class.

* $6000 prize purse is dependent on participation within each division. A Pro Division with 25 or more participants will be considered an "A Tier" payout schedule totaling $3000 and will be as follows:

Men's A Tier Payout Schedule

1st Place - $1,750
2nd Place - $750
3rd Place - $400
4th Place- $100

Women's A Tier Payout Schedule

1st Place - $1,750
2nd Place - $750
3rd Place - $400
4th Place- $100

If there are less than 25 participants in either the Men's Pro Division or Women's Pro Division, prize payout will be considered a "B Tier" payout schedule totaling $1000 and will be as follows:

Men's B Tier Payout Schedule

1st Place - $600
2nd Place - $300
3rd Place - $100

Women's B Tier Payout Schedule

1st Place - $600
2nd Place - $300
3rd Place - $100

Additional prizes will be awarded to all divisions (see below), both Professional and Amateur 1st through 4th place.

Divisions

Professional (Pro)

(This is the division with Cash Prizes.) $156/pp
Men's
Women's

Amateur (Am)

$54/pp & groms free
Men's (ages 15-49)
Men's over 50
Women's (ages 15-49)
Women's over 50
Groms (boys 14 and under)
Grom-ettes (girls 14 and under)
SUP Longboard Style Men's**
SUP Longboard Style Women's**

** The "SUP Longboard Style" division is for boards 9 feet and over. This division will be judged on style, including trim and nose riding. If there are less than 8 entries in either of the "SUP Longboard Style" men's and women's categories, the field will be combined for a mixed gender "SUP Longboard Style" division.

To register for the event click here and to learn more about the Wrightsville Beach SUP Surf ProAm, click here. 

Schedule

Friday

7pm Packet Pickup and Check-In at North Side Oceanic

Saturday

7am Late Check-In
Surfers Meeting
Heats begin
Lunch Break