Queen of The Peak Tofino Surfing Contest, October 8, 2010, 8:30am, Cox Bay

O'Neill to support the Western Canada’s First All-Female Surfing Contest Slated for Tofino, BC, October 8, 2010
Cash-Prize, One-Day Tofino Surfing Event

The Queen of The Peak surf contest begins at 8:30am tomorrow - Friday October 8 at Cox Bay Beach.

Shortboard Competition
(32 surfers maximum)		   Longboard Competition
(20 surfers maximum)
01) Steph Wightman   01) Steph Wightman
02) Naomi Sharp   02) Devo Reeves
03) Jamie Pascoe   03) Marie Helene Harrison
04) Kate Prothero   04) Emily Ballard
05) Gill Montgomery   05) Gill Montgomery
06) Tammy Shymko   06) Mattie Gildenhuys
07) Tamarah Stephens   07) Jessica Hutchinson
08) Hanna Scott   08) Roslyn Bradford
09) Mattie Gildenhuys   09) Lauren Aikins
10) Ashley Drummond   10) Rebecca Oldroyd
11) Joey Lynn Rukavina   11) Hannah Stevenson
12) Louise Rodgers   12) Kemi Vernon
13) Roslyn Bradford   13) Jen Buxbaum
14) Lauren Aikins   14) Catherine Bruhwiler
15) Rhiannon Davis   15) Nina Waltl
16) Rebecca Oldroyd   16) Kate Orford
17) Kemi Vernon   17) Melody Sadler
18) Jenny Lock   18) Shandy Kariatsumari
19) Leah Oke   19) Deena Sparling
20) Landon Lush   20) Karley Bracey
21) Karla Robinson    
22) Tia Holmes    
23) Lisa Hasse    
24) Catherine Bruhwiler    
25) Nina Waltl    
26) Emily Thicke    
27) Janice Wong    
28) Karley Bracey    
29) Bianca Buckley    
30) Jilane Kariatsumari    
31) Shandy Kariatsumari    
32) Dominga Bonnemaison    
     



Surf company O’Neill, host of Canada’s only professional surfing contest the O’Neill Cold Water Classic is a co-sponsor of Tofino’s inaugural all-women’s surfing contest, Queen of the Peak supported byt Tofino's own Surf Sister Surf School.

This is a grassroots amateur event, scheduled for Friday, October 8 – the day before the start of the O’Neill Cold Water Classic, the Association of Professional Surfers men’s contest that takes place in Tofino from October 9 to 15.

During the all-women’s daylong contest, over 30 surfers will compete for $2,500 in cash prizes in both longboard and shortboard categories. Events surrounding the competition include a wine and cheese reception hosted by Surf Sister the night before the competition and a gala awards dinner at Shelter following the contest. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Pacific Rim Hospice Society.

“This is great and fantastic news for women’s surfing,” said O’Neill’s British Columbia sales representative Harvey Soicher. “Last year I received quite a few comments about why the Cold Water Classic only had men competing. I am pleased that an event like this shows that women’s surfing is an important part of the surf scene here in Canada.”

The organizers of Queen of the Peak are hopeful the event will grow into an ASP event of its own, attracting female professionals to Western Canadian waters.

In its inaugural year, the contest is a grassroots, locally organized event that will run at either Cox Bay or North Chesterman Beach in Tofino, depending on wave conditions on the day of the contest. Winners will take home $2,500 in cash prizes, as well as other items. All participants will receive gifts and a three-course fine-dining dinner at Shelter Restaurant as part of their $35 entry fee. All proceeds from Queen of the Peak will be donated to the Pacific Rim Hospice Society (www.pacificrimhospice.ca) .

Come on out and join women surfers, photographers and journalists, including Kathryn Kilpatrick, Tofino's local surfing photographer and Jayun McDowell of GoTofino.com.

Register for the Queen of The Peak Tofino Surf Contest

Contestants/spectators are strongly encouraged to car pool or ride bikes.

From 7-9pm on Thursday Oct 7th there will be a wine and cheese event at Surf Sister where participants can pick up their participation packs. Also we will be going over contest rules, times, judging etc

All proceeds of the event are being donated to the Pacific Rim Hospice Society.

For more information contact Krissy at 1-877-724-SURF local 250-725-4456.