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Another Surfing Contest Washed Out in Avalon

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By JOE ZELNIK AVALON - This borough's "fun” image, already eroding faster than its beaches, suffered another blow last weekend. The 8th annual Duke Surfing Championship didn’t take place. The contest's promoters and borough officials couldn’t agree on /the location. A month ago, an unofficial "East Coast Body Surfing Championship" fell through in a dispute over beach tags and beach site. That followed a lot of publicity given to the borough’s arrest of a woman for failing to carry a beach tag. That charge was eventually dropped. The beach tag fuss had occurred at the same time that the borough was imposing a building moratorium because its sewage treatment plant couldn't handle the flow. A water shortage also was reported. The ban later was lifted. LAST WEEK’S WASHOUT resulted because promoters wanted to use the 10th Street beach and borough officials held out for the 30th. When the promoters lost, they cancelled, "very disappointed.” Borough officials said they were "sorry.” This was to have been a two-day event last weekend for body surfing as well as long, knee and boogie boards. It normally attracts more than 200 contestants. This year, it was to have been co-sponsored by the borough recreation department and Terry Xughes, 26-year-old photographer and summer resident, who has sponsored it the last seven years. The contest used to be held at 30th Street, but recent erosion has made that less desirable, according to Xughes, and made 10th street the prime surfing location. “The quality of the waves just isn’t there on 30th Street?” said Xughes, "but there’s a good break on 10th Street. He said beach erosion ended swimming at 10th Street and surfers have been using it. Recreation Director David Haberle conceded surfing is “not the greatest at 30th Street.” But he had to enforce a decision by borough officials based on grumbling by residents in the 10th Street area. • THERE HAVE BEENa number of complaints that the surfers are trespassing on private property and disrobing in vehicles," said

Haberle. "The borough said that if there was one more complaint, they’d close 10th Street to surfing. I was afraid they’d close' the beach permanently." "I found no substantiation to that," said Xughes. "They are public beaches and designated surfing areas. There was no reason not to have a surfing contest.” There were other potential problems at 10th Street, Haberle said. It lacks restrooms, electricity for a public address system (Surfers are said to do a lot better if they have music." Haberle said, and dressing rooms for a scheduled "bikini contest and fashion show" that Jane Kirwan was supposed to coordinate. Thirtieth Street, on the other hand, is the location of the borough’s community hall. Last year, said Haberle, "they just hung some blankets from surf boards” for a dressing room which, he said, "was illegal." Haberle said the borough intended to provide most of the trophies this year, boost the number of life guards and also provide extra police and recreation staff members. "We couldn’t understand why they couldn’t run it at 30th Street like other years,” said Haberle. He said Xughes at one point okayed 30th Street, then decided to cancel because "he talked to the surfers and they said it wouldn’t be that good a contest and he was afraid he’d lose money." XUGHES CHARGES a $5 entry fee, Haberle said, which doesn't cover expenses. "I normally lose money every year," Xughes said. "It costs for a sound system, trophies, what have you. I’ve never broken even, but I enjoy iW Haberle .said that, after Xughes bowed out, "I wasn't able to run the contest by myself." He said he was already involved with a catamaran regatta at 40th Street. "I don’t feel the borough cares about the recreation of its children," said Xughes. Last year, he said, the contest had 220 entrants under age 18, and 75 were from Avalon. Kids have been asking me about this since before Memorial Day," he said. “Mothers have been calling me. I made the mistake of involving the borough. Next year I’ll do it completely on my own again.” Xughes said he will "try v 10th Street again next year, but I’ll meet with the home

owners to work out an arrangement. I know many of the people in that area. A few have spoken adversely. I hope to include s6me that haven't been heard from" He said he was "very disappointed, particularly with the police chief, the mayor, and Haberle for not going out a little bit and helping me promote the sport of surfing, like Sea Isle and Atlantic City.” Xughes said the "Duke” championship is named’for Duke Kahanamoku, legendary Hawaiian surfer and Olympic swimmer in

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Regatta Winners

AyALON — This resort was again blessed with perfect weather for the se- *y cond hobie cat regatta of \ the season. The competition was in the 17- and 16-foot classes running in three heats to determine, by the overall lowest score, who were the winners. The winners in the 1^-foot category were: First: Steve Schectar and Stuart Brandt of New York City from the Stone Harbor Yacht Corp., sailing a Boston Whaler Super Cat. Second: Tom Keenan and. Joe Martorana from Avalon and Pennsylvania in a NACRA. Third: Steve Tozour and* Sue Crompton of Avalon in a Boston Whaler Super Cat. Those cats finished in that order in all three heats. Winners in the 16-foot class were: First: Bill Freeman and Jeff Barton of Avalon in a Hobie Cat. Second: Tom and Penni Leonard of Wallingford, Pa., and Avalon in a Hobie Cat. Third: Dave Borland and Sue Hitchner of Wallingford, Pa., in a Hobie. Fourth: Joe May and Jack May of Wilmington. Del., and Avalon in a Hobie Cat. Fifth: IJelen Glass and Mary Pruske of Brooklyn, N.Y., in a Prindle Cat. All participants had a luncheon at the Community Hall following the regatta.

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