FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (November 11) – Are you ready for Folly Beach's biggest weekend of team surfing competiton?  The Southern South Carolina District of the Eastern Surfing Association (SSC/ESA) today announced that the 2008 Liquid Shredder Team Challenge is going down the weekend of Saturday, Nov. 29 and Sunday, Nov. 30, at The Washout on Folly Beach.  Teams are forming now! Here's the entry Liquid Shredder Team Challenge Entry

http://ssc.surfesa.org/2008_LQSTC/LQSTC_Entry.pdf 

Get your team together and  return the entry to any local surf shop or mail it to SSC-ESA PO Box 740, Folly Beach, SC 29439.
Deadline is Friday, November 21.

COMPETITORS AND SURF FANS
The first heat goes in the water at 8 a.m. on Saturday. This long-standing SSC Specialty Event has a rich history of the fiercest team competition seen in East Coast surfing. Yes, we still have the original perpetual trophy, which is gnarlier than ever. Last year's shortboard champions, Parrot Surf Shop proudly displayed the beast at the shop in Mt. Pleasant for the entire year. Is it time to bring it back over the bridge?! All surf shops, groups of friends, surf clubs or businesses from near and far are invited and urged to FORM A TEAM and sign up now!

Liquid Shredder Soft Surfboards are sponsoring the Team Challenge this year with long sleeve t-shirts, great food and awards, but we will never forget that the Team Challenge is dedicated to the memory of John Kalagian, owner of Barrier Islands Surf Shop, who passed away several years ago.  This was John's favorite surfing competition and he always put together winning teams. This is just a small way of honoring the memory of someone so special within the Folly Beach surfing community and beyond.
 

The Team Challenge schedule will be posted on ssc.surfesa.org and follywaves.com by Friday, November 29.

Please read the entry carefully, it has all the team guidelines, directions, etc. If you have any questions, please call Nancy Hussey at 843.343.4047. New this year are DIVISION Based Teams as well as Open Teams.

SAVE THE DATES

Saturday, December 6th 
SSC-ESA's Annual Awards Banquet and Party at The Conch Restaurant on Folly Beach. 6:00pm. Don't miss it! Division and specialty awards will be presented, and we'll have a return appearance from The Big Big Monkey Men! Free for SSC members and a $5.00 donation for family and friends.
 

Win a week's stay at a beautiful vacation home in Nosara, Costa Rica! (nosaraparadiserentals.com/). We'll have the drawing at the banquet, but you do not have to be present to win.

If you bought a ticket at the Joe Hiller Longboard Classic, your name is still in the raffle box and you can still win. Please buy tickets from now until the banquet at any local surf shop. Only $1.00 each!  Check it out HERE.

ALL proceeds from this raffle will be used to fund a return visit from Surfer's Healing.
 

Saturday, December 13th

Folly Beach Christmas Parade. SSC and Surfrider Foundation/Charleston Chapter will be creating a float for the parade! If you'd like to join in the fun please let us know at ssc@surfesa.org.

Other SSC News
CONGRATULATIONS to Team SSC for an outstanding showing at the ESA's Eastern Surfing Championships (surfesa.org/content/view/75/26/) in Cape Hatteras, NC. September 21-27.

Rick Anson- 1st Place Grandmasters Shortboard
 Rick Anson- 4th Place Legends Longboard
Chris Costa- 3rd Place Masters Shortboard
Todd Brazell- 4th Place Sr. Mens Shortboard

Kai Dilling is now officially the ESA's All Star Coach. Congratulations to Kai on this challenging and prestigious position within the ESA. SSC is very proud!
Chris Costa and Rick Anson were honored with positions on the ESA Adult All Star Team.

The 2009 Mid-Atlantic Regionals will be held in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico on April 22-24, 2009. You must have surfed in 50% of all 2008 SSC local points contests to be eligible, and be a member in good standing (dues paid) of the ESA. More information about Regionals will be out very soon.

Marsh Scholarship Winner
Congratulations to six-year ESA veteran Caitlin Lawson of Hilton Head for receiving this year's ESA Marsh Scholarship. The Marsh Scholarship Program began in 1981 by former ESA Executive Director Dr. Colin J. Couture to recognize and honor the accomplishments of the Marsh Family of North Carolina and young Mike Marsh in particular. Led by his legendary East Coast family and surfing's highly-respected matriarch, Bette Marsh, Mike set a pioneering example for students everywhere by earning his law degree while simultaneously and successfully waging his own personal battle with cancer. The purpose of the program is to offer financial aid to deserving ESA student surfers. The grants are awarded to ESA members on the basis of academics and U.S. citizenship, rather than athletic ability. Caitlin boasts a 4.63 GPA and is ranked third in her class at Hilton Head Preparatory School. Among her many academic accolades, she also is a member of the National Honor Society, a graduate of the Hilton Head/Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Junior Leadership Program, and the Homecoming Queen. However, she's just as solid in the water as she is in the classroom. Caitlin is three-time Governor's Cup Champion in Junior Women's Shortboard, two-time SSC/ESA Female Surfer of the Year, two-time ESA Scholastic Championships Finalists and two-time runner-up at the ESA Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition in 2005 and 2006. All the best, Caitlin. To learn more about the ESA Marsh Scholarship Program, visit surfesa.org/content/section/9/31/