Press release:
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Aug. 7, 2014 – SURFER Magazine’s 2014 Oakley Surf Shop Challenge hits Ponce Inlet, Fla. either Aug. 11 or 12 for the Southeast Regional qualifier. Originally scheduled to run in April, the event was postponed due to extreme weather conditions, but will run early next week either Monday or Tuesday depending on conditions. The 2014 series is nearly complete with only two events remaining before the seven regional champs take off on an all-expense-paid excursion to Central America for the National Championship.
Four-man teams (two surf shop pros and two shop employees) will be competing for a chance to win the trip, an advertising spread in SURFER Magazine, and the coveted title and bragging rights of best surf shop in the country.
2013 reigning National Champions Sunrise Surf Shop have been the dominant force in the Southeast with an untarnished record of five straight regional victories and two National Championships (2006 and 2013) under its belt. But who will take the title in 2014, is still anyone’s bet.
Invited Southeast teams:
Sunrise Surf Shop
IWS
Surf Station
Catalyst Surf Shop
Nomad
Aqua East Surf Shop
Red Dog Surf Shop
Rip Curl New Smyrna
Maui Nix
Quiet Flight
The complete 2014 Oakley Surf Shop Challenge calendar:
· March 28-29 – Southwest – Seaside Reef, Cardiff, Calif.
· April 11 – Mid-Atlantic – Kitty Hawk, Outer Banks, NC
· April 14 – Northeast – Manasquan Inlet, Manasquan, NJ
· May 2 – West – San Clemente, Calif.
· May 16 – Hawaii – Ala Moana Bowls, South Shore, Haw.
· August 11/12 – Southeast – Ponce Inlet, Fla.
· August 27/28 – Northwest – Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz, Calif.
· TBD – National Championship – Central America
For all of the latest information including photos, video footage, results and more, check out surfshopchallenge.com.
Special thanks to title sponsor Oakley, media sponsor SURFER Magazine and co-sponsors New Era, Futures Fins, Watermans Sunscreen and Banzai Bowls, without which the Surf Shop Challenge series would not be possible.
2014 Preview: https://www.surfshopchallenge.com/2014-video/2014-oakley-surf-shop-challenge-preview/
About Surf Shop Challenge
Originally conceived to provide a fun and competitive format for the hardcore surf shop riders, the SURFER Shop Team Challenge was one of the most popular and exciting Southern California contests of the early 1980s. Through the years the contest has evolved, growing into seven qualifying regional events around the country and culminating in a national championship abroad. The underlying principles, however, have remained the same. The Oakley Surf Shop Challenge is still about giving back to the shops, the true backbone of the industry and the heart of the sport of surfing. Each year the competition level rises, the stakes become greater and the prizes become bigger.
About Oakley, Inc.
The global leader in performance sunglasses, goggles and prescription eyewear, Oakley also offers technical and lifestyle apparel, footwear, watches and accessories. The company was created for athletes who see impossibility as just another challenge, and their dedication inspires Oakley to seek out problems, solve with innovation and wrap invention in art. Exceeding the limits of possibility for more than thirty years, Oakley serves the demands of world-class athletes with unbeatable technologies including High Definition Optics® (HDO®). Additional information is available at oakley.com
About SURFER
In 1960, SURFER Magazine began as the original. After a long history of delivering provocative and insightful editorial features, revealing interviews and award winning state-of-the-art photography, SURFER remains the authoritative voice of the surfing world and thus earned the moniker “the bible of the sport.” The SURFER brand has also grown to include Surfermag.com, Fantasy Surfer, and the SURFER message boards. All of these assets combine to make the SURFER network the most current and reliable channel of information to the surf community. The magazine is published by TEN (The Enthusiast Network) which reaches more than 22-million active sports enthusiasts through an integrated network of magazines, online properties, events and television programming. To learn more, visit surfermag.com
About TEN: Action/Outdoor
TEN: Action/Outdoor is the world’s largest action/adventure/outdoor media company reaching more than 45 million engaged consumers every month through its print, online, mobile, TV/video and events platforms. Among its 29 leading media assets are brands such as GrindTV.com, SURFER, SURFING, TransWorld SKATEboarding, Bike, POWDER, TransWorld Motocross, Snowboarder, Canoe & Kayak and more. Delivering significant reach across both action sports enthusiast and various in-market consumer audiences, TEN: Action/Outdoor also produces more than 40 leading events and webcasts such as Surfer Poll Awards, TransWorld SKATEboarding Awards, Powder Video Awards, Lowers Pro and EnduroCross. TEN: Action/Outdoor is also the exclusive action and adventure sports content provider for Yahoo! Sports. TEN: Action/Outdoor is a division of the The Enthusiast Network; for more information visit enthusiastnetwork.com.
