Page 40 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch May 17, 2013 OCHosts Amateur Surf Contest Taking home first place in the Masters division at last weekend’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Surfing Championships was Teddy Smith. Photo by Nick Denny this week’s open houses CALL AGENTS FOR DIRECTIONS View more open houses at www.mdcoastdispatch.com/open_houses.php OCEAN CITY Sunset Island 67th St & The Bay Open Sat & Sun Condos, Townhomes, Single Family Homes Luxury Resort Living Terry Riley Vantage Resort Realty 443-880-0512 OCEAN CITY The Gateway Grand Two 48th Street Oceanfront Sat&Sun 11-3 2-Story Penthouses Beautifully Appointed The Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 877-260-2710 OCEAN CITY WEST OCEAN CITY Makai Condominiums Bay Point Plantation 42nd St. Bayside Rt589/Gum Point Rd Daily 10-4 Daily 10-5 New Construction Waterfront Estate Lots 2BR & Studio Condos in 142 Acre Preserve Ben Dawson Kevin Decker The Fritschle Group/ The Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty Condominium Realty 410-603-2205 443-235-6552 OCEAN CITY Dolphin #1 126th St. Oceanside Sat 11am-1pm 2BR/2BA Condo Walk to Beach/Park Carmen Amedori The Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 443-340-8973 BERLIN Willow Brook Off Griffin Road Sat & Sun 11-4 New Construction Single Family Homes Kim A. Heaney Monogram Realty 443-386-3177 OCEAN CITY Belmont Towers Boardwalk & Talbot Street Daily 11-4 2&3BR Condos/THs Kevin Decker The Fritschle Group/ Condominium Realty 443-235-6552 Area resident Simon Hetrick captured the Junior Iron Man Award for his excellent performances in last weekend’s event. Photo by Nick Denny AGENTS: List Your Featured Properties And Open Houses On Our Website For Just $20/Month. Call Jeanette, 410-641-4561, For More Information. OCEAN CITY – The Eastern Surfing Association held its 2013 Mid-Atlantic Regional Surfing Championships in Ocean City last weekend, showcasing the best amateur surfing in the region. “It was an exciting contest,” said ESA Executive Director Michelle Sommers. “We had great weather and consistent surf throughout the entire event. The competitors, some of whom drove more than nine hours to compete, put on a fantastic display of progressive surfing. Our local business and surf community really came out to support the ESA, and the response from our visitors was OCEAN CITY ELKS LODGE th Street Bayside welcomes everyone for ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT ✹✗✑✎q❊✎v✔ ✹w❊❊✑✔ Sunday, May 26, 8 a.m.-Noon (CHILDREN 6 AND UNDER $4.00) ONLY $8.00 A PERSON Includes: Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Scrapple, Home Fries, Waffles, Creamed Chipped Beef & Biscuits, Danish, Fruit, Coffee & Juice that Ocean City is a top-notch town for fun and most will definitely be back.” Competitors qualified for this event through their local ESA districts over the past year and were competing for a coveted slot at the ESA’s premier event, the 46th Annual Eastern Surfing Association Championships (Easterns), scheduled for Sept. 15-21 at Nags Head, N.C. The ESA’s three regional events are also qualifiers for the Surfing America Prime Series and the Surfing America USA Championships. There was a live webcast by UnScene Productions during all four days of competition on the ESA website (www.surfesa.org). “It was wonderful to be able to allow people who couldn’t attend the event in person to view it live online while it was happening,” said Sommers. Ocean City’s local ESA Delmarva District’s members surfed well. Ocean City’s own, and ESA AllStar Team member, Simon Hetrick won the Junior Iron Man Award for competing in multiple divisions and had the highest placings in those divisions during the event. Hetrick also placed first in Menehune Bodyboard, third in Open Bodyboard, fourth in Menehune Longboard and fifth in Boys. Local Tyler Clazey placed fourth in the Under Armour Junior Men’s division, while his father, Delmarva District co-director Dave Clazey placed sixth in the Masters Longboard. Teddy Smith took first in the Masters division while Delmarva District co-director Chris Makibbin placed second in Masters. Makibbin also took second in Mens Longboard and second in Open Bodyboard. Travis Knight came in second for the Mens division and Danton Boulanger took sixth in Boys. Longtime OC surfers Bill Helmuth, who placed fifth in the Legends division, and Dave Hartman, who won first place in Grand Legends, also competed well. The only Delmarva female competitor, Laurel Harrington, swept the Womens division to win first place. A complete list of all the results can be found at www.surfesa.org.