ESA Southeast Regional SUP Invitational

The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) is branching out into the world of Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP). The annual ESA Southeast Regional event hosted the ESA Southeast SUP Invitational. Eighteen of the East Coast’s top SUP Surfers bashed and hacked the waves at the Inlet in New Smyrna Beach.

The event was held over two days with the first round consisting of three heats with six paddlers in each heat. The top scoring paddler from each heat went straight through to the finals. The next two top scoring paddlers in each heat went through to the “death match”. The top three paddlers in the “death match” joined the previous winners in a six paddler final.

The waves on Saturday for the first round started off pumping but with the outgoing tide and a change in wind direction right before the first heat made things challenging. Still some incredible surfing was on tap. Sunday was a different story. The waves died down a notch but clean waist-chest high peaks were coming through to deliver a great final.

Finals:

1st – Rob Bitzkowski
2nd – Giorgio Gomez
3rd – Ty Miller
4th – Evan Magee
5th – Todd Waskuch
6th – Iain McFarland

Article from: http://www.eastcoastpaddle.com/