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Wahine Classic set for August return to Wrightsville Beach

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The schedule for the annual Wrightsville Beach Wahine Classic is set, with this year’s surfing tournament scheduled for Aug. 19-21 on Wrightsville Beach. The event is one of only a handful of surfing events for women on the East Coast. The event will feature professional shortboard and longboard divisions, where each board class offers a $1,000 purse split between the top four finishers. Amateur longboard and shortboard divisions are divided into age groups, while the standup paddleboard surfing division is open to women of all ages.

Wrightsville Beach featured an all-women’s surfing tournament from 1997 through 2011. After a one-year hiatus, tournament organizer Jo Pickett helped bring the tournament back after popular demand from the surfing community.  The tournament will be held near Wrightsville Beach Public Access Nos. 37 and 38, south of Crystal Pier.

“Girls from Virginia to Florida make their way here to compete,” Pickett said. “They love this competition because they get to know each other and learn from each other in a supportive environment.”

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