The Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) is dedicated to the sport of amateur surfing, to the operation of a program of amateur competition for surfers of all ages and abilities, and to the establishment and preservation of free access to a clean shoreline and ocean environment.

District Director:  Richie Obszarski
1891 Lakeside Drive North                                                                                        Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
phone #:  (904) 891-3032
Email: robszarski@att.net 

WHO WE ARE:

The ESA is the largest amateur surfing association in the world, with a current membership of over 7,000 surfers. It was founded in 1967, by East Coast surfers to promote, preserve and protect the sport of surfing on the East Coast. Two of the original founders of the ESA, Cecil Lear and David Reese, are still active in the association thirty years later.

Our family oriented programs promote a healthy, active lifestyle and it is not uncommon to find two or three generations of the same family involved as members of the ESA and actively competing in our program!

The association's activities are organized in a total of twenty six districts, which extend along nearly 2,000 miles of coastline, stretching from Maine through the Gulf Coast of Florida, Alabama and the Great Lakes. Each District's programs are developed and operated by volunteer directors and a staff of other volunteers who assist them in this task.