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HURRICANE IRENE FORCES SCHEDULE CHANGES TO COASTAL EDGE

EAST COAST SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Vans Pro and Vans Pro Junior Events Will Conclude Friday;
• Other  Surfing Divisions May Continue This Weekend as Conditions Permit;
• All Music and Stage Activities Cancelled;
• All Ancillary Beach Sports Cancelled for Saturday, Sunday

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011) –  Weather conditions caused by Hurricane Irene have forced several changes to the weekend events schedule for the 49^th Annual Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships (ECSC) presented by Vans.

As of 3 p.m. today, event organizers have officially cancelled all ECSC beach activities, musical entertainment and non-surfing sporting events for Saturday, Aug. 27 and Sunday, Aug. 28.

Based on forecasts for the path of Hurricane Irene, the beach festival’s producers will determine whether Friday activities will also be affected and will make an announcement after 6 p.m. Thursday.

Changes to CE-ECSC schedule of events:

• Cancelled: Donavon Frankenreiter, the popular surfer/singer/songwriter was scheduled to perform on Saturday, Aug. 27.

• Cancelled:  Hardee’s Chicken Tenders Main Stage events.   Saturday and Sunday musical acts and the Miss Coastal Edge ECSC swimsuit competition.

• Cancelled:  Skullcandy Stage events. All musical acts scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the Skullcandy Stage at the Jetty.

• Cancelled:  All ancillary beach sports have been cancelled for Saturday and Sunday.  This includes: Professional and Amateur beach volleyball; skimboarding; skateboard and BMX demonstrations, including Tony Hawk exhibition; Whiffle Ball, Flag Football, Cornhole tournaments, and the boardwalk 8K race.

• Cancelled: Exhibitions.  Including: “Life Rolls On,” Billabong All-Out Tow-At, “Reef Clash of the Legends” surfing challenge, Tony Hawk Birdhouse World Skate Tour.

• Early Completion: ASP 4-Star rated professional surfing – the Vans Pro Men’s, and the Vans Pro Jr. Men’s  ($85,000 and $20,000 respective purses) —both divisions will be completed on Friday, Aug. 26, including the finals and award presentations.  [This division was originally scheduled to conclude on Sunday, Aug. 28.]

• Early Completion:  Surfing divisions for surfers under 18 years of age will be concluded by Friday.

• Surfing continues for adult and more accomplished divisions and may be contested, as conditions safely permit.  Some divisions may be conducted Saturday, Aug, 27 and possibly Sunday, Aug, 28, weather and safety conditions permitting.  [Originally scheduled to end Sunday, Aug. 28]

The Coastal Edge ECSC is located on the Virginia Beach oceanfront from 2^nd to 9^th streets. This year’s event expected more than 100,000 people to attend.

About CE-ECSC

The 49^th Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships presented by Vans, Rockstar Energy Drink and Skullcandy is the oldest surf contest in North America and the second longest continuously-run surf contest in the world.  Year in and year out, the Coastal Edge ECSC is also one of the largest surf events held globally with more than 900 surfers participating in 2011.

Produced annually by the Virginia Beach Jaycees, the Coastal Edge ECSC beach festival, which will also include skate and BMX demos along with many other beach activities, is open to the public, free of charge.  Portions of the proceeds raised at the ECSC benefit the Jaycees many charitable projects such as Camp Virginia Jaycee.  For event information, visit www.surfecsc.com.

For more information on Vans and Vans Surf, please visit vans.com or vanssurf.com.   For more information on Coastal Edge, please visit www.coastaledge.com

Crews hit the beach to prep for Monday’s start of the East Coast Surfing Championships and other events, including a half-pipe ramp to be used by pro skateboarder Tony Hawk.

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