From July 13, 2010
SURFWIRE PRESS RELEASE

The countdown has begun and the pros are en route to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina for the 6th Annual Reef/Sweetwater Pro-Am Surf Fest July 16th-July 18th. Thousands of spectators are expected to fill the beaches around Oceanic Street to catch a glimpse of their favorite pros battling it out for their piece of a $20,000 prize purse. Fans unable to attend the event can watch the action unfold in real time via live webcast courtesy of Wblivesurf.com.

With 96 of the top American professional surfers descending upon Oceanic Street for the surf fest for the past six years now, The Reef/Sweetwater Pro-Am has cemented itself as one of the largest events on the East Coast. Local hero, former ASP Championship tour standout and longtime Reef teamrider, Ben Bourgeois, will return to his hometown event along with fellow Reef teamriders, Mike Losness, Paul Fisher, Chris Waring, Dylan Goodale, Heath “Nutty” Walker and Tonino Benson.

Event Organizer, and Reef Sales Rep, Brad Beach commented, “We’re excited about the level of talent competing this year, and optimistic for some fun surf! I just checked the reports and it looks like things will bump up towards the end of the week, just in time for the event.”

A 7:00am heat this Friday will kick off the three-day event that will include an Amateur Division for 15 & up, and 14 & under, a Guys Open Longboard, Girls Open, and the Girls Open longboard. In addition, the always-entertaining tow-at session will resume, as well as the crowd favorite Guppy Division for groms to showcase their emerging talents. Today, Monday July 12th is the deadline to enter into the Reef/Sweetwater Pro-Am. For more information, visit www.wblivesurf.com.

A special thanks to the following sponsors for their continued support of the Reef/Sweetwater Pro-Am: Action Sports Now, Sweetwater Surf Shop, WBlivesurf.com, Red Bull, Spy, Dakine, JS Surfboards, Futures Fins, Eastern Surf and Skate Supply, WB Surf Camp, Tower 7, Café Del Mar, King Neptune, Sunbelt Rentals, Sage Island, Board Retailers Association, Red Dogs, A&M Screenprinting, Frank Williams Building Company and Eastern Surf Magazine.

EVENT CONTACT: Tony Butler
Phone 910.256.3821
tony@wblivesurf.com

EVENT CONTACT: Brad Beach
Phone 757.373.0608
Beach520@beachent.hrcoxmail.com
REEF.com

About Reef
Reef is the exotic beach brand with its roots in an authentic surf heritage and a mysterious sensual spirit. Our purpose is to create innovative, comfortable products through a free-thinking, inspirational and soulful culture.

The Women’s Learn to Surf Camp from WB Surf Camp takes place August 14 through August 19, 2010 in Wrightsville Beach, N.C.  This women’s-only yoga surf retreat offers surfing lessons for beginner and intermediate surfers as well as daily yoga practice, oceanfront accommodations, a boat ride to Masonboro Island, and a tour of the east coast’s only Sea Turtle Hospital. Sign up online at www.WBSurfCamp.com or call 1-866-361-GIRL to reserve your spot.

Wrightsville Beach, N.C., July 13, 2010 – WB Surf Camp is offering its annual Women’s Only Surf Camp and Yoga Retreat from August 14 through August 19, 2010 in Wrightsville Beach, N.C.  Providing a safe and relaxing environment for women to learn how to surf or improve their surfing skills, this popular Women’s Surf Camp brings together women of diverse backgrounds, beliefs, occupations, ages, and life experiences.  It offers the ultimate stateside getaway for moms and career women or simply a safe and supportive introduction to the world of surfing.

Women who participate in this surf camp receive professional surf lessons under a 3:1 student to instructor ratio.  The trained and certified surf instructors use a progressional and proven teaching system that helps build confidence, provide personalized attention, and ensure safety, relaxation, fun, and freedom all while challenging personal limits in a noncompetitive atmosphere.

In addition to professional surf instruction, participants in our yoga surf retreat also take part in daily yoga practice from a certified yoga teacher.  Daily yoga practice serves to enhance the women’s surf camp experience by focusing the mind and body and producing a reflective, energized, and empowered state of being.  Yoga and surfing share a similar mentality of being in-the-moment, acutely aware and connected with the earth’s energy.  They both also help build physical strength and endurance.  In addition, yoga introduces increased flexibility to help prevent injury and start to eliminate aches and pains in the body.  This combination Surf and Yoga Retreat for Women is an ideal way to relax, rejuvenate, exercise, enjoy the outdoors, be healthy, and give women the time and environment they need to focus on themselves.

WB Surf Camp founder Rick Civelli comments, “Every year, we receive amazing reviews and feedback from the women who take part in our Women’s Surf Camp.  They tell us that they’ve always wanted to learn to surf and this camp provided the best environment for breaking through their comfort zone and attaining goals they had set for themselves.  They value the supportive and friendly atmosphere of having all women in the camp and the relationships they build over the week that last beyond the camp.  We are excited to be able to offer a Women’s Surf Camp and hope we can help foster the community of Wahines around the world.”

The Women’s Surf Camp from WB Surf Camp is being offered August 14 through August 19, 2010 in Wrightsville Beach, N.C.   Registration is currently open both online at http://www.WBSurfCamp.com/camps/camp_women_only.asp and by phone at 1-866-361-GIRL.

Contact:
Rick Civelli
Surf Camp, Inc.
530 Causeway Drive
Suite B-1
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
1-866-361-4475
info@wbsurfcamp.com
http://www.WBSurfCamp.com

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PRWeb link: Women’s Surf Camp in Wrightsville Beach, NC Combines Surf Lessons and Yoga Practice in a Week-Long Retreat

Masonboro Island – an 8 mile long, 5,000 acre undeveloped preserve off the coast of Wilmington NC, Wrightsville Beach, and Pleasure Island – is a recreational retreat for residents and visitors as well as a habitat for coastal wildlife including black skimmers, least terns, Wilson’s plovers, brown pelicans, loggerhead turtles, green sea turtles, and sea beach amaranth.  The water around Masonboro Island sustains marine life including spot, mullet, flounder, pompano, bluefish, menhaden, and mackerel.  Boaters, kayakers, paddlers, and surfers love to escape to Masonboro Island to avoid crowded beaches on the mainland and explore, camp, hike, play, and just relax.

Surf Camp has brought camp participants to explore and clean up Masonboro Island for years and a tour here is part of some of our select local camp curriculums as well as our Sea Turtle Camp curriculum.  We spend time surfing, birding, searching for sea turtle nests, examining tidal pools, and learning about the different aspects of the island.  The island is made up of salt marshes, mud flats, oceanfront beach, dunes, upland shrub thickets, maritime forests, and dredge material islands.   It’s amazing to have such a rich natural preserve so close to home.

Because of the number of visitors to Masonboro Island each season and because there are no trash pickups or state services to the island, Surf Camp makes a point to educate our campers about what activities are allowed on the island and how to minimize our impact when we visit.  Surf Camp founder, Rick Civelli, sat on the board of directors for the Society of Masonboro Island until it was dissolved several years ago. This group raised money to purchase the private land on the island and ensure that it remain public property, accessible now and for future generations.  We truly value the all that the island has to offer.

Unfortunately, Masonboro Island has often been subject to abuse from summer holiday partiers who leave vast amounts of trash to be picked up later by volunteers and the N.C Coastal Reserve, a part of the state’s Division of Coastal Management.  The 4th of July weekend of 2010, however, saw an increase in police presence and volunteers during the partying to help make sure visitors left with their trash and remained safe during their visit.

We hope visitors to Masonboro Island will always remember to be respectful to the island, the wildlife, and the resources right here in our backyard.  As land continues to be developed all around us, Masonboro Island becomes a more and more important connection to our coastal environment and our natural world.