4th Annual U.S. Open Adaptive Surfing Championships, Sep 9-12

OCEANSIDE, CA — The 4th Annual Us Open Adaptive Surfing Championships are returning to the Oceanside Pier on September 9th-12th, 2021.

This year the event is moving back to North of the pier. According to the organizers, the north side wave offers more opportunity for higher scoring and exciting waves for the competitors.

The U.S. Open Adaptive Surfing Championships showcases the best adaptive surfers in the country. Founded in 2017 by the Stoke For Life Foundation to bring awareness to the rehabilitative benefits of adapted water sports through clinics and education in addition to raising awareness for access to our beach communities for those with disabilities.

The winner will be crowned the U.S. Open Adaptive Surfing Champion which includes a $20,000 dollar prize purse.

Whatever Covid 19 guidelines that are in place will be followed and respected by all. Watch the U.S. Open ASC announcement video including a recap of past competitions.

The main goal for the Stoke for Life Foundation is to bring awareness to the rehabilitative benefits of adaptive water sports through clinics and education. Our goals are to introduce these benefits in an effort to advance adaptive water sports and to raise awareness for access to our beach communities for those with disabilities. Stoke for life will host paddle clinics for adaptive paddle boarding and adaptive surfing; these will be free open clinics to further education of adaptive water sports, beach access for the disabled, and the advancements in adaptive water sports equipment. Among other information will be hands-on teaching for volunteers to learn how to handle people with all levels of disabilities and ailments safely in and out of the water.

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