San Clemente, Calif. (September 27, 2010) — For 23 years, the cadence of heat horns has trumpeted the arrival of the Quiksilver City of Newport Beach Championships presented by Jack’s Surfboards. For more than two decades, this iconic event has signaled the final days of summer and is always met with open arms and toothy grins by Orange County surfers and fans alike.

Paying homage to the Hottest 100 Yards in Surfing, the Quiksilver City of Newport Beach Championships sheds light on the monumental impact Newport Beach has had on the sport and the industry as a whole. One of surfing’s most colorful and historical haunts, it’s only fitting that the event has grown such strong roots in the area.

This year, despite the surf offering up small-but-contestable conditions, the contest once again proved to be a major success. Held over the course of two days, the comp kicked off at Newport’s famed 56th Street where the 133 competitors representing seven different division were able to relish in the empty lineup.

According to Quiksilver’s Blake Choate, this year’s contest went off without a hitch with stoke and good times filling the Orange County air.

“Each of the seven divisions of surfers were stoked to get the hottest 100 yards of Newport Beach’s 56 Street to themselves this past weekend,” said Choate. “All in all the event was a huge success for the competitors and the community of Newport Beach. I want to give a special thanks to the City of Newport Beach for letting us take over the beach for the weekend.”

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Results:

Open Mens:
1st Bobby Okvist
2nd Blake Davis
3rd Joe Alani
4th Victor Done

Womens:
1st Mackie Albertson
2nd Keisha Maghanoy
3rd Mackenzie Rice
4th Summer Shorey
5th Izzy Morris

Elementary:
1st Tyler Gunter
2nd Sebastian Williams
3rd Luke Davenport
4th Billy McCoy

Middle School:
1st Tyler Gunter
2nd Hunter Barrett
3rd Alex Schwarzenbach
4th Kingston McCarthy

High School:
1st Blake Davis
2nd Charlie Hawthorne
3rd Chandler Norton
4th Matt Porteous

Masters:
1st Bryan Doonan
2nd Nicoli Glazer
3rd Chad Chamberlian
4th Duane Toole

Legends:
1st Nicolai Glazer
2nd Jason Shook
3rd Todd Miller
4th Mike Estrada

For more information and to check out photos from the event, click here.

About Quiksilver
Quiksilver is committed to providing tools for uncovering, expressing and expanding your personal style. Our aim is to foster the sense of individual expression and excitement – the stoke that is the essence of boardriding*. We’re also here to spread the word because the only thing better than finding stoke is sharing it.

*Boardriding is about timing and style. It’s youthful, active, casual, and free flowing. There is no wrong way to ride a board. The goal is simply to learn, progress, improve, and give it your own interpretation.

About Jack’s
Jack’s Surfboards reached a milestone in 2007 celebrating its 50th year in business. Since 1957, Jack’s has built a reputation as an icon in surf retail. It has been the place to go for surf fans around the world to find the newest surf products and clothing labels. Offering a huge selection of surfboards, wetsuits, skateboards, snowboards, apparel and accessories, Jack’s is Orange County’s premier surf shop.

About SURFER
In 1960, SURFER Magazine began as the original. After a long history of delivering provocative and insightful editorial features, revealing interviews and award winning state-of-the-art photography, SURFER remains the authoritative voice of the surfing world and thus earned the moniker “the bible of the sport.” The SURFER brand has also grown to include SURFERmag.com, Fantasy SURFER, and a myriad of SURFER message boards. All of these assets combine to make the SURFER network the most current and reliable channel of information to the surf community. The magazine is published by Source Interlink’s GrindMedia, which reaches more than 10 million active sports enthusiasts through an integrated network of magazines, online properties, events and television programming. www.SURFERmag.com.

Media Contacts:

Kristen Gooding
Quiksilver PR
O: 714.889.5539
Kristen.gooding@quiksilver.com

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