Surf Fest 2010 is the biggest and most prestigious event of its kind in North America featuring a premiere amateur surfing event, two of the top junior pro contests in the Western Hemisphere, a collegiate championship tournament and a one-of-a-kind pro contest open only to surfers age 40 and over.

Surf Fest 2010 opens up the weekend of March 6 & 7 with the first Surfing America PRIME series event ever held in Florida. Surfing America is the governing body of amateur surfing in the United States and PRIME events are its most prestigious contests. The contest will feature many of the nation's best young surfers, including several members of the PacSun U.S. Surf Team.

The Collegiate Surfing Association hosts its East Coast Championships on March 8 & 9; with a back-up day of March 10. Up to 10 East Coast colleges will be represented by surfers looking to take a title back to their schools. Confirmed college teams include the University of Florida, UCF, UNF, Florida Tech, UNC Wilmington and defending champions, Flagler College.

The competition window for the ASP Grade 3 Ron Jon SI Pro and the Grade 2 Skullcandy Girls Junior Pro opens on March 11 and extends until March 14. America's very best surfers age 20 and younger will be at Sebastian Inlet competing for valuable points leading toward a national title and a berth at the January 2011 Junior Pro World Championships in Australia. The Ron Jon SI Pro offers a $15,000 cash purse while the Skullcandy Girls Junior Pro offers $5,000 to competing surfers.

Intertwined with the Junior Pro events and running in the same contest window is the Ron Jon Masters of Surfing Pro. This contest will be limited to a 48-man field and feature many of the best surfers in the world age 40 and over. Surfers will compete for an up to $12,000 purse with $3,000 going to the winning surfer.

Sign-up for Ron Jon Masters of Surfing Pro.


About ASP:
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) is the governing body of professional surfing. Crowning surfing’s undisputed world champions since 1976, the ASP sanctions the following tours: the Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour, the ASP Women’s World Tour, the World Qualifying Series (WQS) and the World Longboarding, Junior and Masters Championships. The ASP is dedicated to showcasing the world's best surfing talent in a variety of progressive formats and has revolutionized the way the world watches surfing via their webcasts. The organization is divided into seven different regions: Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Hawaii, North America, and South America. These regions manage all their respective domestic affairs under the guidance of ASP International, which is located on the Gold Coast of Australia. ASP International and ASP North America are committed to the progression of surfing and are dedicated to continuing excellent relationships with their surfers, event operators, sponsors and media. For more information log onto www.aspworldtour.com or www.aspnorthamerica.org.