May 25, 2007

Running From June 1st to the 3rd, 2007 the beaches of Westport Washington will once again play host to the annual Clean Water Classic Surf Competition. The event, in its sixth year now, is the premiere surfing competition in the Pacific Northwest. Put on by the Surfrider Foundation in partnership with Global Surf Industries, this competition and three-day festival aims at not only promoting local surfing talent but raising awareness of local environmental issues that face our beaches and oceans.

The competition brings surfers from all around the world, including, Brazil, Mexico, Hawaii, Canada, and the United States all competing for cash and prizes. Surfers compete in a variety of heats including both men's and women's shortboard and longboard, junior shortboard, and masters short and longboard. Celebrity judges will be on hand this year to determine the winners. In attendance this year will be; Bonga Perkins, ex world champion longboarder and currently ranked 4th in the world; Carl Schaper, renowned Hawaiian surfboard designer; Steve Walden, world class longboard designer; Sonny Owens, 70's Huntington Beach surf legend and; Drew Kampion, former editor of Surfer, and Surfing magazine, and current editor of Surfers Path

Saturday night the festival will play host to a sneak peak of 20th Century Fox's new film The Silver Surfer. As well as several local and international surf films, and live bands that will rock the night away. Throughout the three days, the Surfrider Foundation and Washington Water Trails will be on hand educating attendees on good environmental practices as well as Leave No Trace principles. All proceeds raised from the festival go directly to supporting the surfrider foundation chapters in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.

More information and a schedule of events are posted at www.cleanwaterclassic.com