Seal Beach Surf Championship to Benefit Shooting Victims

The Seal Beach Lifeguard Association announced today the donation of $5,000 to the Seal Beach Victim’s Fund along with the details of the 2012 Seal Beach Surfing Championships.

Each year, for the past 14 years, the lifeguards have hosted a winter surf contest to raise money for local charities such as J. H. McGuagh Elementary and Project SEEK. This year’s donation will help the families of the victims in the Salon Meritage shooting.

The waiting period for the best surf conditions for this year’s two-day contest will begin Jan. 7 and will run through Feb.26. This year, organizers have added a new category to the contest for Best Trick.

The format for the contest will consist of a 30-minute heat on a first come, first serve basis for the first 30 surfers to enter. Within the 30 minutes the surfer to perform the best trick will win a new Body Glove wetsuit and a pair of booties.

The 2012 Seal Beach Surfing Championships divisions will consist of:

Men’s Shortboard

• Men’s Longboard
• Master’s Shortboard
• Master’s Longboard
• Seniors
• Women
• Juniors
• Grom
• Menehune

Every surfer will receive a contest t-shirt and a meal at the awards banquet. Sign-up forms can be found at local businesses, surf shops, and at the Seal Beach Lifeguard Headquarters (888 Ocean Ave). Competitors can also register at sbsurfcontest.com.

Sponsors for the 2012 Seal Beach Surfing Championships include: Kanvas by Katin Surf Shop, Monstrositee LLC., Surfrider Foundation, Harbor Surfboards, Bruce Jones Surfboards, Chas Surfboards, Foam-EZ, R Payne Surfbaords, Labreau Shapes and Designs, Arbor Skateboards, Body Glove, Smith Optics, Champion Chiropractic, Get In The Wild, SnowBoarding.com, Seal Multi, Z Pizza, Hennessey’s Seal Beach, Yucatan Grill.