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TOFINO, BC – Attention all Pacific North West Surfers!

Built for riding and always searching for the ultimate journey,
Rip Curl Canada is proud to present, in it’s fourth year,
"The Rip Curl Stew: 4Play Edition 2010"

Saturday, June 5th & Sunday, June 6th 2010, 8:00AM – 6:00PM
Cox Bay, Tofino, BC

RIP CURL STEW CONTEST DEETAGE

Now four years strong, The Rip Curl Stew is a two-day, judged surf contest held in the heart of Cox Bay, Tofino, BC.
After four successful years, with 90 competitors and 750 visitors last year, and with the fever growing steadily, Rip Curl Canada and a team of eager sponsors are ready to serve up even more stew! Check out the live beach entertainment, surfboard and wetsuit demos, a skateboard ramp on the beach, and activities for kids. The contest will include 7 categories, including open categories for men, women & children, allowing surfers at all levels & ages to showcase their talent! Post-event celebrations will be kickin’ it live into the night, with local DJs Vinyl Ritchie, Small Town DJ, and Mat the Alien, who will be performing his visual DJ set for the first time. With the estimated number of competitors in attendance being close to 100 this year, it is lining up to be an unforgettable weekend! Along with the opportunity for up & coming surfers to showcase their talent, some of the well-known athletes invited to compete include Pete Deveries, Leah Oke, Shannon Brown, Noah Cohen, Reid Jackson, Sepp & Raph Bruhwiler. Already we have more cash and prizes money than any other surf contest in Canada or the Pacific Northwest! Along with free admission for spectators, Rip Curl & event sponsors will be giving out tons of great prizes all weekend! For the competitors, there will be $20,000 worth of cash and prizes along with prize packs filled with amazing goods. Oh, and the event theme? "Stew" will be readily available on the beach, by donation to feed the masses, with all proceeds going to non-profit, Surfrider foundation.

With 1st Prize Mens :$5,000 and 1st Prize Womens: $1,500
The competition is open to all ages and includes categories:
Men's Pro -Open
Women's Pro -Open
Junior Boys -18 and under
Junior Girls -18 and under
Long Board - Open
Masters - 40 and over
Mixed Groms - 14 and under

RIP CURL STEW SPONSORS INCLUDE: Monster Energy, Arbor, SBC Magazine, Dose.ca, Sitka, Long Beach Lodge, Barefoot Wine, Dakine, Spy, Lighthouse Brewery, Surfrider Foundation.

LOCAL ROOTS BEARING INTERNATIONAL FRUITS
Looking into the future Rip Curl feels strongly that this event will bring the surf culture of Vancouver Island’s past, back to life with a realistic goal; to continue to develop homegrown athletes into those who compete at a world-class level. If you haven’t heard Rip Curl is the first wetsuit company to bring to the market a power-heated wetsuit. This Wetsuit is called H-bomb and is available at HTO and Pacific Boarder.

NEW TO THE STEW!
Yes, Rip Curl and O'Neill make the official announcement:
The Rip Curl Stew will be the Official Trials for the
Upcoming O'Neill Cold Water Classic Canada scheduled for Oct 8-15 in Tofino.

DETAILS:
"The top 2 finishers in The Stew will receive entry into the O'Neill
Cold Water Classic Canada main event with all the remaining surfers
being seeded according to their standings at the Rip Curl Stew.
If the full field of 142 (144 - 2 top place surfers in The Stew) is not
realized by the closing date, those seeded surfers from The Stew will
gain entry into the O'Neill Cold Water Classic Canada according to
their placing in The Stew."
-Marc Fuller,
Adventure Designer, The Deepsnowandsurf Experience

Anyone interested in competing can sign up at one of the following locations:
Long Beach Surf Shop – Tofino, BC
Sitka Surf Shop – Victoria, BC
Pacific Boarder – Vancouver, BC
Second Wave – North Vancouver, BC
H.T.O- Victoria, BC
Storm- Tofino, BC
Live To Surf- Tofino, BC
Inner Rhythm Surf Shop- Ucluelet, BC
Alternative Groove- Nanaimo, BC

THE BROTH: Pre-Stew Parties

May 20th
Vancouver Pre-Stew party at The Met
320 Abbott St. in Gastown, with Beat Down and Vinyl Ritchie hitting the decks.

May 21st
Victoria Pre-Stew party at the Lucky Bar

June 4th
Tofino, VIP Art Show Mingler at Long Beach Lodge Lounge. A Silent Auction with proceeds going towards the Surfrider Foundation and major giveaways such as surfboards, wetsuits, art, surf trips and vacation packages.

June 5th Tofino, Saturday Night Stew Party
Featuring Small Town DJ, Vinyl Ritchie and Mat the Alien.


WHAT THE GOOD FOLKS SAY ABOUT THE RIP CURL STEW:

" The Rip Curl Stew is a great annual Canadian event to bring together the locals and international surfers alike to compete on some of our best home breaks. Tofino is always a great time and my money is on another local winner this year!"

Mel Greene -Director of Communications, Sitka

"Dose.ca is proud to be involved once again with The Rip Curl Stew event in Tofino. This competition is set to become the premier surfing event in Canada."

Scott Andrews - Product Manager, Dose.ca

"The Rip Curl Stew is the most dynamic local event held in Canada! It is a staple event for Local Bragging rights and The Rip Curl Stew is the only time you can surf with ProsÉAnd they’re not allowed to drop in on you!"

Bill Fend -Long Beach Surf Shop

I'll be there!!!!