Outer Banks ESA "Riders Cup" Format and Info

For any questions regarding the ESA "Riders Cup", please contact the contest coordinator Jason Breiholz at jason_breiholz@charter.net.

Basic Rules and Format:

1. All ESA rules apply, including membership.
2. Only official team riders can score points for their surf shop, so no "beach entry team riders"! Hopefully, this will encourage the local surf shops to send out their best riders to compete in the local contests and get more local surfers involved in the ESA. It may also encourage some surf shop to look for good competitive talent.
3. An official list of team riders will need to be submitted to Jason Breiholz. We know most of who rides for each local surf shop, but we may not know all of them! Please submit the list ASAP either by email or bring the list to the next ESA contest.
4. Each surf shop will get points for a rider that finishes in the top 6 of their division (top 12 for open division) at the end of the season.
5. The best 10 standings for each surf shop will be calculated for the total points. Example, Johnny Tuberider surfs for Wings Surf Shop. He finishes 1st place in 3 different divisions (shortboard, longboard, bellyboard). That one team riders accounts for 3 of the 10 standings towards the total points, so he has earned 3,000 points for Wings Surf Shop. If the other Wings team riders do not complete the season in the top 6 of their division, then Wings Surf Shop ends up with only 3,000 points for their total. This will essentially eliminate winning the Rider Cup by sheer number of team riders that compete.
6. If a surf shop has only 4 team riders competing, then those 4 team riders can represent the entire 10 standings as long as they compete in a various divisions. This will also encourage surfers to compete in more than 1 division.
7. If a surf shop cannot get enough surfers to compete to make up the 10 standings, then the surf shop will only have the total number of points gained by their team riders standing. Another example, Sunsations Surf Shop has 2 team riders competing in 4 different divisions. (let's say boys, menehune longboard, grandmasters and masters longboard). Both surfers for Sunsations win both of their divisions they compete in, so thats 4 first place standings which would equate to 4,000 points. Even though they only had 4 of 10 standings at the end of the season, they still ended up with a decent amount of points that could win the ESA Riders Cup. Essentially, a surf shop with a few really good riders in a several divisions could win the cup.

Moral of the story: Local surf shops need to get their team riders competing and help to build the local ESA district

More information to follow as this competition unfolds throughout the season. Keep checking back for updates. Three of seven contests have already been completed!

Surf shops to have fully committed by this posting: The Pit, Corolla Surf Shop

Attention Surf Shop Team Managers and Team Riders

The Outer Banks ESA District Surf Shop Riders Cup will go down this season as an experimental contest that puts local surf shop team riders battling for points at each of the local ESA contests. The "Riders Cup" will be awarded to the surf shop that accumulates the most points at the end of the season from the final standings of each of their team riders. The point system is still being worked out, and once finalized, each team member will be awarded a certin amount of points depending on how they finish within the district standings.

**All team managers need to contact Jason Breiholz at jason_breiholz@charter.net so you can provide a legitimate list of team riders. An announcement will be made at the next contest, so all surf shops need to try and send a representative so we can discuss details.

Easterns Information

Please check the ESA website, http://www.surfesa.org/, for information regarding the Eastern Championships. They have posted the number of slots per regional, so you can check there to see if you have qualified. Go under the "Competition" tab and click on the Easterns banner.

Our district will have a house rented for the week of Easterns. Please contact Julie if you need a place to stay. First come, first serve!

Contest #3 Results

Contest #3 of the district season took place down in Hatteras in at the old lighthouse location. The surf overall was waist high with some occasionally bigger sets. The wind and tide came up in the afternoon making the conditions really tough to compete in, but it was another successful contest completed!
Another great breakfast and lunch from the Hatteras Island Church! They have really helped out the last 2 contests so please be sure to thank them!!

Menehune
1 Quentin Turko
2 Nohea Futrell
3 Jahfar Christ
4 Beau Douglas

3A Boys
1 Christian VanVliet
2 Daniel Brake
3 Grant Tyler
4 Joey Gillen
5 Chase Travers
6 Ryan Jones

3A Juniors
1 Josh Beveridge
2 Sterling King
3 Morgan-Taylor Leavel
4 Julian Payne
5 Jennings Sessoms
6 Michael Foard

3A Men
1 Sean Martin
2 Barry Price, Jr.
3 Thomas Bruce

Masters
1 Prescott Metcalf
2 John Ritter

Senior Men
1 Lewis Molton
2 Jason Breiholz
3 Scott Williams
4 Brad Higginbotham
5 Brian Breiholz
6 Greg Stewart

Grandmasters
1 Reese Patterson
2 Joe Gillen
3 Jay Hawekotte
4 Ricky Brake

Legends
1 Ray Gray

Open Shortboard
1 Pat McManus
2 Barry Price, Jr.
3 Joe Gillen
4 Julian Payne
5 Sean Martin
6 Reese Patterson

Jr Women
1 Jackie Thomas

Ladies
1 Cayce Patterson
2 Carrie Travers

Menehune Longboard
1 Ryan Jones
2 Chase Travers
3 Joey Gillen
4 Beau Douglas

Jr Longboard
1 Morgan-Taylor Leavel
2 Hunter Whitfield

Mens Longboard
1 Prescott Metcalf
2 Steve Umphlett

Masters Longboard
1 Reese Patterson
2 Jason Breiholz
3 Scott Williams
4 Joe Gillen
5 Brian Breiholz
6 Greg Sherman

Legends Longboard
1 Jay Hawekotte
2 Ray Gray

Ladies Longboard
1 Carrie Travers
2 Cayce Patterson

Menehune Bodyboard
1 Joey Gillen
2 Beau Douglas

Open Bodyboard
1 Charles Shelton
2 Brian Breiholz
3 Morgan-Taylor Leavel
4 Cyrus Lewis
5 Hunter Whitfield

Contest #2 Results

Contest #2 Summary:

The second contest of the district season was held in Rodanthe at Ramp 23 in fun, waist to stomach high surf. The surface conditions were a little bumpy, making the waves a touch tricky to surf, but fun was had by all. Some of the standout performers were Reese Patterson, winning 2 divisions as well as making the Open Final and Chris Macdonald for winning a very tough Open Final heat by a narrow margin over Sean Martin and Pat Mcmanus.

Menehune
1 Quentin Turko
2 Jordan Montgomery
3 Jahfar Christ
4 Nohea Futrell
5 Beau Douglas

3A Boys
1 Daniel Brake
2 Christian VanVliet
3 Spencer Wilkinson
4 Grant Tyler
5 Joey Gillen
6 Ryan Jones
7 Chase Travers

MT Leavel surfed great on his way to the Open Division final.

3A Juniors
1 Sterling King
2 Morgan-Taylor Leavel
3 Josh Beveridge
4 Julian Payne
5 Jennings Sessoms
6 Michael Atkinson

3A Men
1 Sean Martin
2 Barry Price, Jr.

Masters
1 John Ritter

Jason Breiholz won his 2nd consecutive Sr. Men Final

Senior Men
1 Jason Breiholz
2 Greg Sherman
3 Brian Breiholz
4 Mark Pillsbury
5 Steve Pauls
6 Brad Higginbotham

Grandmasters
1 Reese Patterson
2 Joe Gillen
3 Jay Hawekotte
4 Ricky Brake

Legends
1 Ray Gray

Open Shortboard
1 Chris McDonald
2 Sean Martin
3 Pat McManus
4 Julian Payne
5 Reese Patterson
6 Morgan-Taylor Leavel

Girls
1 Codie Patterson

Jr Women
1 Jackie Thomas

Ladies
1 Cayce Patterson
2 Jessica Delosreyes

Menehune Longboard
1 Chase Travers
2 Jordan Montgomery
3 Joey Gillen
4 Beau Douglas

Jr Longboard
1 Morgan-Taylor Leavel
2 Hunter Whitfield

Masters Longboard
1 Reese Patterson
2 Joe Gillen
3 Steve Pauls
4 Greg Sherman
5 Jason Breiholz
6 Brian Breiholz

Legends Longboard
1 Ray Gray
2 Jay Hawekotte

Ladies Longboard
1 Cayce Patterson

Menehune Bodyboard
1 Spencer Wilkinson
2 Sam Blanchard
3 Beau Douglas
4 Joey Gillen

Brain Breiholz had another strong finish in the Open Bodyboard Division.

Open Bodyboard
1 Charles Shelton
2 Brian Breiholz
3 Morgan-Taylor Leavel
4 Cyrus Lewis
5 Hunter Whitfield
6 Sam Blanchard

Contest #1 Results

Menehune
1 Jordan Montgomery
2 Quentin Turko
3 Beau Douglas
4 Jahfar Christ


3A Boys
1 Christian VanVliet
2 Joey Gillen
3 Daniel Brake
4 Grant Tyler
5 Chase Travers

3A Juniors
1 Josh Beveridge
2 Julian Payne
3 Sterling King
4 Morgan-Taylor Leavel
5 Dillon Pratt
6 Hunter Whitfield

3A Men
1 Tommy Hill

Masters
1 Cameron Thigpen
2 Zane McKnight
3 Prescott Metcalf




Senior Men
1 Jason Breiholz
2 Steve Pauls
3 Lewis Molton
4 Mark Pillsbury
5 Greg Stewart
6 Greg Sherman




Grandmasters
1 Joe Gillen
2 Reese Patterson
3 Jay Hawekotte
4 Ricky Brake

Legends
1 Ray Gray
2 Gary Smith

Open Shortboard
1 Chris McDonald
2 Pat McManus
3 Julian Payne
4 Reese Patterson
5 Prescott Metcalf
6 Josh Beveridge

Girls
1 Codie Patterson

Jr Women
1 Jackie Thomas
2 Arianna Moore

Women
1 Jeanne-Marie Destefano

Ladies
1 Jessica Delosreyes
2 Cayce Patterson
3 Carrie Travers
4 Dorothy Edwards

Menehune Longboard
1 Chase Travers
2 Joey Gillen
3 Beau Douglas

Jr Longboard
1 Morgan-Taylor Leavel

Mens Longboard
1 Prescott Metcalf
2 Andy Grossman

Masters Longboard
1 Joe Gillen
2 Steve Pauls
3 Reese Patterson
4 Greg Sherman
5 Mark Pillsbury
6 Scott Williams
7 Brian Breiholz
8 Jason Breiholz

Legends Longboard
1 Ray Gray
2 Jay Hawekotte
3 Gary Smith

Ladies Longboard
1 Cayce Patterson
2 Carrie Travers
3 Dorothy Edwards

Menehune Bodyboard
1 Joey Gillen
2 Beau Douglas

Open Bodyboard
1 Charles Shelton
2 Brian Breiholz
3 Hunter Whitfield
4 Cyrus Lewis
5 Joey Gillen
6 Morgan-Taylor Leavel