1st Annual "Catch a Curl" Grommet Surf Contest

1^st Annual Grommet Surf Contest

When: September 22nd, registration begins 8:30 am

Where: Misquamicut State Beach, Main Pavilion

All Youth Age Categories

New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) announces its first annual "Catch a Curl" Surf Competition a "Gromfest" for Youth at the Misquamicut State Beach, Rhode Island, Saturday, September 22^nd.   
The event is open to beginners and advanced surfers with an array of prizes for surfing categories by ability that include "young ripper" solo events.  NESS and Narrangansett Surf Shop will have surf boards and wetsuits available for rent to encourage all to enjoy the fun. 
Registration is $35 per person and includes lots of prizes for anything from catching one's first wave to slashing or ripping waves. 

Registration takes place at the event from 8:30-9:30 a.m. or in advance by contacting NESS at office@nessf.org and 860-535-9362. 

The competition begins Sept. 22^nd at 10:30 a.m. at the Main Pavilion at Misquamicut State Beach and runs until early afternoon.
To celebrate and conclude the event, all participants and fans can join Surfrider, CT, and NESS for a community beach clean-up reflecting the environmental mission of NESS and its partners.  "We're doing this because NESS wants to promote the clean and healthy sport of surfing consistent with its mission to get more people in and on the water having fun," said event organizer Mistral Dodson, a Program Director at NESS.  "We hope that fans and young surfers (also known as 'grommets') will join us, from near and far, for an action-filled day of friendly and fun competition," she said.  "NESS is so grateful to the Narragansett Surf Shop, Surfrider, Peter Pan Surfing Academy, Eastern Surfing Association, and Paddle Surf Rhode Island for their guidance, sponsorship, and expertise in making this event a reality," she said.   

Event is sponsored by: Eastern Surfing Association (ESA), New England Science & Sailing (NESS), Narragansett Surf & Skate, and CT Surfrider Foundation.

Registration: $35, free t-shirt w/registration

Surfboards & Wetsuits available for rent

Loads of fun activities planned in the event of flat water or massive waves;

Paddle Race, Paddleboards, Beach Clean Up