Malibu Surfing Association - Invitation Only - SURFRIDER BEACH, MALIBU, CA.
Sept. 9-11, 2011.
By invitation only.

Making Memories in VAH Beach - VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. May 30, 2011. EasternSurf.com .
ENERGY: Solid waist- to chest-high waves rolled in all weekend as the Steel Pier Classic kicked off a celebration of all that’s good about summer. The air was warm, the competition was top-notch, and the community finally came out of hibernation. “The highlight for me was seeing people that I hadn’t seen all winter,” said contest organizer Mary Knight, president of the Virginia Longboard Federation... MORE>>

Steel Pier Classic Memorial Day Weekend - VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. May 30, 2011. LostEnterprizes.com > News.
The 8th Annual Steel Pier Classic featuring the …Lost Shortboard Pro went off this past Memorial Day weekend at the 1st Street Jetty in Virginia Beach with over 45 pro competitors entered and ready to battle it out for some cash! MORE>>

Virginia Beach Event Combines Art & Surfing - VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. May 30, 2011.PilotOnline.com > News.
Swim trunks on, paintbrush in hand, Bob Langston stood on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk on Sunday and regarded the ocean. Out on their boards, competitive surfers zoomed down crests of seawater. Langston painted a wide swath of bright blue on his canvas and captured a surfer catching the first waves of summer. “I’m a surfer, too, so it’s like my whole element,” Langston said of the Surf Art Expo, where he and about 45 other artists showcased their hang-ten-inspired art.... MORE>>

Student Art Show - May 28-30, 2011. Will be located at the First Street Jetty in the RVCA Pavilion.

Get Set to Get Wet! - VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. May 20, 2011. The Steel Pier Classic (SPC) & Surf Art Expo presented by Coastal Edge announce the competitive divisions and prize purses for next weekend's annual Memorial Day surf contest and art show. More than 300 amateur and professional surfers from all over the United States are expected to compete in the three-day surfing contest held near the First Street Jetty at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. The dates for this year's event are Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 28 through Monday, May 30, 2011... MORE>>

Surf's Up - VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. May 15, 2011. PilotOnline.com > Sports > Outdoors.
The old Steel Pier at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront has been gone for decades, but the swell that draws thousands of surfers annually to its former location is still kicking. That's why the Virginia Longboard Federation holds its annual Steel Pier Classic and Surf Art Expo there. This year's event - with Coastal Edge signing on as the lead sponsor - is slated for May 28-30 at the First Street Jetty... MORE>>

Steel Pier Classic Welcomes Coastal Edge as Presenting Sponosor - VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. April 27, 2011. The producers of the Steel Pier Classic (SPC) surfing contest and local surf wear retailer, Coastal Edge, have announced a major sponsorship agreement for the annual Memorial Day surf contest and art show. "We're pleased to welcome Coastal Edge as the presenting sponsor of the Steel Pier Classic," said Mary Knight, the president of the Virginia Longboard Federation (VLF). Terms of the multi-year sponsorship agreement were not disclosed. "The Steel Pier Classic & Surf Art Expo presented by Coastal Edge is the kick-off to the summer surf season in Virginia Beach, and we're happy to be a part of it," said D. Nachnani, president of Coastal Edge... MORE>>

2010 Malibu Surfing Association Classic Results - SURFRIDER BEACH, MALIBU, CA. September 11/12, 2010.

SLIDE Magazine - September, 2010. Malibu Surfing Association Keeps MSA Crown. Held in beautiful weather with small but fun 1-3' surf at world-famous First Point, Malibu, the MSA Classic entered over 275 athletes representing California's elite surfing clubs from Sunset Cliffs to Santa Cruz. Also participating were teams from the Hawaiian Longboard Federation, Virginia Longboard Federation, Noosa Malibu Club (Qld, AU) and, for the first time, the Salinas Longboard Surf Club from San Sebastian, Spain... MORE>>

ESPN - May 16, 2010. ESPN Action Sports > Surfing > Steel Pier Classic. Memorial Day is right around the corner. Yes, the "unofficial" start to summer is less than two weeks away. If you're a Virginian, that means a very busy weekend of firing beer cans out of the bed of a truck and hopefully shooting something... MORE>>

LOGS OF STEEL - May 29th-31st, 2010. Virginia Beach Longboarding Insitution livens up Memorial Day Weekend, adds Shortboard Divisions and Surf Art Expo to the Mix. By Jeff Myers. Photos by John Wright.

Stand Up Paddle Eastcoast Racing - May 31, 2008. For the last 5 years the hard working crew of the VLF have put on a special event called the Steel Pier Classic, that harkens back to the grass-roots surf contests of days past. The event pays homage to the boards and surf styles from the '50s through today. This year the VLF invited the SUP surfers to participate in the SPC and broaden the spectrum of classic surfing styles from the past... MORE>>

Virginia Pilot Article - May 2008. The Virginia Longboard Federation's fifth annual Steel Pier Classic Surf Contest and Surf Art Expo at the Oceanfront this weekend has a new aspect this year - shortboards... MORE>>

Close Up On Mary Knight -May 14, 2006. The first harbinger of summer hits Saturday with the third annual Steel Pier Longboard Classic, and Mary Knight is stoked. Knight, the only president in the brief history of the Virginia Longboard Association, is doing her best to keep memories of Dewey Webber, noseriding and the Sufaris fresh... MORE>>