Sisters of the Sea is a local nonprofit women’s surfing organization based in Jacksonville Beach that strives to create community connection among fellow female surfers.
One of the best ways they have done that in the past 25 years is with its annual Sisters of the Sea Women’s Surf Classic Pro/Am.
This year’s event will be held Sept. 9 beginning at 8 a.m. at the Jacksonville Beach pier.
Many of the area’s top surfers will compete in the championship, which will consist of 10 categories, both competitive and non-competitive.
The registration cost to compete in the amateur division is $55 and $85 to take part as a professional. The contest is only open to the first 166 entries that sign up and registration can be found by going to liveheats.com/sistersofthesea.
Live Heats will also serve as the judging platform and those attending will be able to have real time scoring and results rolling in as a result.
As a nonprofit, giving back to the community is at the basis of what they seek to do, and with this in mind, proceeds from the event will go toward helping “bosom buddies,” which is a program at the Women’s Center of Jacksonville with the goal of providing support for those dealing with breast cancer.
The partnership has been strong and has lasted throughout the event’s history. As a result, Sisters of the Sea has donated more than $130,000 to “bosom buddies” during the past 24 years.
The competition is scheduled to begin promptly at 8 a.m. and end around 4 p.m. with an award ceremony on the beach immediately following.
A raffle will be held to help raise money as part of the fundraiser, and will include items, such as skateboards, spa and salon pampering, restaurant gift cards, jewelry, artwork and much more.
An E-bike and several surfboards will be available to win through an online raffle as well, which is currently underway at sistersofthesea.org.
The contest will be followed by a “come as you are” after party at Ink Brewery located in Jacksonville Beach, as the organization celebrates 25 years of empowering women in the water and giving back to the community.
The party will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will feature music by Contact Buzz, as well as giveaways, a food truck and a special brew by Ink.
For more information about the event, both the competition and after party, please send an email to Sam@Sistersofthesea.org or go to sistersofthesea.org.
