ESA NCFL Contest #2

After more than a few months since our first contest, Volusia County started accepting permits for surf contests again.  During the Covid break in our contest season, there were many emails that went back and forth with Volusia County Beach Safety and our directors. Volusia County Council people got involved, which helped get permits approved with a Covid plan. This Covid plan was required to be followed during the surf contest.

In the week and a half leading up to Contest # 2 at NSB Inlet, the winds and surf were relentless.  Rising surf and blowing winds are the norm for our fall and winter months.  Tides were super high and only allowed vehicle traffic for short periods during the day.  A venue change was needed, NSB Inlet would not be the ideal location with the conditions that we faced.  The call was made to hold the contest on day 2 of the holding at Bethune Beach, in New Smyrna.  

Bethune has all the amenities that are needed for a contest, a raised area for the contest tents, restrooms, and plenty of parking.  With the winds backing off considerably and even blowing offshores at times, the surf was a fun 3 to 5’ and improved as the tide filled in.  The rain was the biggest issue of the day.  At times, we all had to hold the tents down as the quick-moving rain squalls made a mess of the contest site.  Thankfully, those rain squalls were short-lived.  

As the tide filled in, many of the contestants surfed their heat on the inside.  This provided judges and spectators with a remarkably close view of the contest arena.  During the first part of the contest, many of the competitors made the long paddle to surf the outside and catch the set waves.  This proved to be a questionable strategy as some of the contestants surfed the inside and caught more waves.  

In the end, despite the rain and changing venues, we had a surprisingly good contest.  In the upcoming weeks, Contest #3 will be held at Ponce.  Hopefully, the weather plays nice and we look forward to seeing everyone again.

As of now, 20 days after the contest, none of the athletes have shown COVID-19 symptoms.

If swell shows up, the last contest of the year will be held at Ponce Inlet on 12/12 and 12/13.

_{written by Jason Eastwood}

ESA Standard Point Matrix for 2020 Season – 2021 Championships

Event 1 was held in New Smyrna Beach and Event 2 was held in Bethune Beach.

Boys U12	1	2	Total	Place
Luke Lopez	1000	900	1,900.0	1
Cash Nipper	900	810	1,710.0	2
Everette Nipper	656	1000	1,656.0	3
Asher Eastwood	729	656	1,385.0	4
Sawyer Glynn		729	729.0	5
Rad Regor	810		810.0	6
Gus Hultgren	656		656.0	7
Owen Taylor	590		590.0	8

Girls U12	1	2	Total	Place
Alana Lopez	1000	1000	2,000.0	1
Emily Clement	810	810	1,620.0	2
Tracey Spruill		900	900.0	3

Boys U16(15 & Under)	1	2	Total	Place
Donovan Vanek	900	900	1,800.0	1
Victor Martinez	1000	729	1,729.0	2
Torrey Medina Jr.	900	810	1,710.0	3
Charly Vera	729	656	1,385.0	4
Ethan Harbinson		1000	1,000.0	5
Asher Eastwood	729		729.0	6

Junior Men U18 (17 & Under)	1	2	Total	Place
Torrey Medina Jr.	1000	810	1,810.0	1
Victor Martinez	900	900	1,800.0	2
John Neal	810	656	1,466.0	3
Christian Schwartz		1000	1,000.0	4
Charly Vera		729	729.0	5

Masters (30-39)	1	2	Total	Place
Josh NiCastro	1000	900	1,900.0	1
Rick Mellen	900	1000	1,900.0	1
Brandon Taylor	810	810	1,620.0	3
Dane Hodgekins	729		729.0	4
Chris Wright	729		729.0	4

Senior Men (40-49)	1	2	Total	Place
Stephan Nipple	1000	1000	2,000.0	1
Jason Glynn	810	900	1,710.0	2
Scott Anderson	900	729	1,629.0	3
Jason Eastwood	729	810	1,539.0	4

Legends (50 & Over)	1	2	Total	Place
Lynn Harrington		1000	1,000.0	1
Jay Smith	1000		1,000.0	1
Jeffery Smarse	1000		1,000.0	1
Ronald Kirk	1000		1,000.0	1
Charley Hajek		900	900.0	5

Grand Legends (M/F 60 & Over)	1	2	Total	Place
Kirk Oswell	1000	1000	2,000.0	1

Girls U14(13 & Under)	1	2	Total	Place
Carlie Eastwood	900	1000	1,900.0	1
Alana Lopez	810	810	1,620.0	2
Delaney Spruill	656	900	1,556.0	3
Ava Lavender	1000		1,000.0	4
Grace Podratz	729		729.0	5
Nelle Murphy	656		656.0	6

Open Longboard	1	2	Total	Place
Alan Ellison	900	1000	1,900.0	1
Rob Schweizer	1000	810	1,810.0	2
Brandon Taylor	729	900	1,629.0	3
Jaedyn Wagner	656	729	1,385.0	4
Maddie Franz	810		810.0	5
Kaylin Weinrich	810		810.0	5
Jason Weinrich	729		729.0	7

Junior Longboard U18	1	2	Total	Place
Rob Schweizer	1000	1000	2,000.0	1

Masters Longboard (35-49)	1	2	Total	Place
Brandon Taylor	1000	1000	2,000.0	1

Legends Longboard (50 & Over)	1	2	Total	Place
Al Ellison	1000	1000	2,000.0	1
Eddie Clement	810	900	1,710.0	2
Jason Weinrich	900		900.0	3

Jr. Womens Longboard U18 (18-34)	1	2	Total	Place
Jaedyn Wagner	810	1000	1,810.0	1
Madison Franz	1000		1,000.0	2
Kaylin Weinrich	900		900.0	3

Menehune Bodyboard (M/F 13 & Under)	1	2	Total	Place
Emily Clement	1000			1

Open Bodyboard (M/F All Ages)	1	2	Total	Place
Chris Shaw	1000			1
Emily Clement	1000			1

Under 16 Girls	1	2	Total	Place
Carlie Eastwood	810	1000	1,810.0	1
Delaney Sprull	656	900	1,556.0	2
Niyah Rosen	1000		1,000.0	3
Madison Lavender	900		900.0	4
Ava Lavender	729		729.0	5
Grace Podratz	656		656.0	6
Jaedyn Wagner	531		531.0	7
Mya Ruzmovich	531		531.0	7
Nelle Murphy	430		430.0	9

Under 18 Jr Womens SB	1	2	Total	Place
Carlie Eastwood	900	1000	1,900.0	1
Niyah Rosen	1000		1,000.0	2
Madison Lavender	810		810.0	3
Ava Lavender	729		729.0	4
Jaedyn Wagner	729		729.0	4
Morgan Morris	656		656.0	6
Grace Podratz	656		656.0	6

Boys U14 (13 & Under)	1	2	Total	Place
Donovan Vanek	1000	1000	2,000.0	1
Victor Martinez	900	729	1,629.0	2
Asher Eastwood	810	810	1,620.0	3
Ethan Harbinson		900	900.0	4
Charly Vera		656	656.0	5

Micro push in	1	2	Total	Place
Sawyer Glynn	1000		1,000.0	1
Natalie Vera		1000	1,000.0	1
Ryder Winkler		900	900.0	3
Skylee Harbinson	900		900.0	3
Kohen Harbinson	810		810.0	5
Jake Fisher Jr.	729		729.0	6
Colby Taylor	729		729.0	6
Kieren AJ	656		656.0	8

Ladies 35+	1	2	Total	Place
Alicia Simmons	1000		1,000.0	1

Open Shortboard (M/F All Ages)	1	2	Total	Place
Josh Nicastro	1000	1,000.0	2,000.0	1
Rick Mellen	900	729.0	1,629.0	2
Stephan Nipple	810	656	1,466.0	3
Brandon Taylor	729	810	1,539.0	4
Jason Eastwood	349	656	1,005.0	5
Jay Smith	729		729.0	6
Niyah Rosen	590		590.0	7
Morgan Morris	590		590.0	8
Madison Lavender	478		478.0	8
Torrey Medina	478		478.0	10
Scott Anderson	478		478.0	10
Dane Hodgekins	349		349.0	12