Tommy Tant Memorial Scholarship Surf Classic

Flagler's Tant memorial surf classic gains world attention

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 21 October, 2007 : - - Flagler Beach - Pro surfers throw sand at each other. Toddlers splash in the shallow water along the beach. Wave riders call the annual Tommy Tant Memorial Scholarship Surf Classic a community event, with a contest. Tommy Tant, a 24-year-old surfer, died in his sleep of an aortic aneurysm on Nov. 19, 1998.

People who knew Tant or his family said the good weather every year -- post hurricanes, post red tide -- is Tommy's way of winking at them from above. And on Saturday, the red tide passed, leaving only dead fish in the washed-up seaweed and rejoicing surfers. In its eighth year, the surf classic is a time when locals -- from surf havens like Flagler Beach, New Smyrna Beach and St. Augustine -- reunite to have some fun.

"Just having everybody together and surfing, basically being together" is what Flagler Beach surfer Ashley Capitola looks forward to. More recently the pro and amateur competition has shined in the international surfing spotlight, drawing contestants from other countries, appearing on surfline.com and making sports channel Fuel TV.

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