Sunday, July 17, 2011
For Immediate Release
Results: 7th Annual Reef/Sweetwater
Pro-Am Surf Fest and Music & Art Festival
First Place, Professional Division Winner: Rob Machado, Cardiff, California
Wrightsville Beach, NC... Spectators numbering in the tens of thousands converged on Wrightsville Beach for the 7th Annual Reef/Sweetwater Pro-Am Surf Fest. Intense competition ended today featuring a $20,000 prize purse. The weather was perfect with blue skies, temperature in the 80's, lower humidity, and great surfing conditions. The Wrightsville Surf Fest has grown into one of the largest surfing contests on the East Coast and attracts surfers from around the world. In all, dozens of amateur surfers and 96 professional surfers from around the world participated in the 3-day event. Event Organizer, Tony Butler, thanked everyone on the committee for making this the most successful event since inception. "It is amazing to see everyone's hard work, planning and execution flawlessly come together", Butler said.
This year, a Music & Art Festival was added to the event on Saturday, from 4 to 9:30pm in Wrightsville Beach Park. Local artists along with musicians Selah Dubb, Fuzz and Mac, and Rob Machado (First Place Professional Winner) with Jon Swift entertained the crowd. Games, activities, and good food from Tower 7 made the evening a family friendly event. Chairwoman for the Park Festival, Kelly Barnes, said crowd estimates exceeded expectations with attendees hailing from all parts of the United States. Barnes was very pleased with the outcome of the first Music & Arts Festival, a true family event, with wonderful growth prospects for the future.
Here are the Winners:
Professional Division
First Place: Rob Machado, Cardiff, California; $5,000 Purse
Second Place: Fisher Heverly, Emerald Isle, North Carolina; $3,000 Purse
Third Place: Avon Cormican, New Smyrna, Florida; $2,000 Purse
Fourth Place: Phillip Gould, Virginia Beach, Virginia; $1,500
Women's Open Long board
First Place: Cayce Patterson, Outer Banks, North Carolina
Second Place: Jo Pickett, Wilmington, North Carolina
Third Place: Carleigh Sion, Manisquan, New Jersey
Fourth Place: Hope Henderson, Oak Island, North Carolina
Women's Open Short board
First Place: Katie Gordon
Second Place: Jessica Stabile
Third Place: Leilani Pickett, Wilmington, North Carolina
Fourth Place: Jo Pickett, Wilmington, North Carolina
Men's Open Long board
First Place: Tony Silvagni, Kure Beach, North Carolina
Second Place: Bradley Rose, Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Third Place: Steve Mangiacarre, Wilmington, North Carolina
Fourth Place: Weston Williams, Wilmington, North Carolina
Guys 14 and Under
First Place: Joshua Burke, Barbados
Second Place: Gabe Morvil, Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Third Place: Tyler Faulkner, Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Fourth Place: Luke Gordon, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Guys 15 and Over
First Place: Cole Richards, South Carolina
Second Place: Knox Harris, Oak Island, North Carolina
Third Place: Cody Leutgens, Emerald Isle, North Carolina
Fourth Place: Daniel Glen, Florida
For more information visit www.wblivesurf.com or contact:
Tony Butler at 910-617-3176, [email protected]
Brad Beach at 757-373-0608, [email protected]
Kelly Barnes, 910-297-0448, [email protected]
Photos courtesy Brad Butler http://www.cooldudesdiving.com/Reef-Sweetwater/album/
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