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Cape Fear Surf Fest, April 14-15, 2007

The Cape Fear Surf Fest was held in dichotomous conditions at the historic Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Small, nearly flat conditions prevailed on Saturday with bright sunny skies. Stormy Sunday was another story - victory at sea with howling 35-40kt winds and a driving horizontal rain. Contestants and coordinators hunkered down in their parkas and whatever else they could find for the worst of the nor'easter pushing through, only to come out the back end of the storm to sunny skies and raging suctioning seas in the 6 foot and larger range. Nevertheless, it appeared that a good time was had by all. Special thanks to Monmouth University and University of Rhode Island for making the trip, and to all of the sponsors and supporters who helped make the contest a success (Full results). See the video footage as well. Stay tuned for next year ....

Judges booth.
Day 1 judging conditions. © Peter Fritzler

Richard "Skinny" Gilligan
Richard Gilligan. © Keith Ketchum, Line Up Mag

Tentative view of the surf.
A tentative view. © Peter Fritzler


Richard Gilligan. © Keith Ketchum, Line Up Mag


Rob Cordero. © Keith Ketchum, Line Up Mag


Matt Gilligan. © Keith Ketchum, Line Up Mag


Tony Silvagni. © Keith Ketchum, Line Up Mag

Will McEachern.
Will McEachern. © Peter Fritzler


Day 2 judging conditions. © Peter Fritzler


Michael Powell. © Keith Ketchum, Line Up Mag

Broken board.
Broken board blues. © Peter Fritzler

Brian Parnagian.
Brian Parnagian. © Peter Fritzler


Mark Yonkers. © Keith Ketchum, Line Up Mag

 


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With its earliest foundations dating back to 1977, the UNCW Surf Club is a young and rising organization since its recent renewal in 2001. The purpose of the UNCW Surf Club is to provide a a surf-oriented, recreational, instructional, competitive, and conservation-minded organization for current UNCW students, faculty, and staff. For more information on the history of the Surf Club, please see the Club's history page.
 

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