Congratulations to Instagram user @JaskyDesign for winning the Twitter/Instagram photo contest of the first Cash Pot Surf Series!

The San Diego Pro-Am winners.

The Newport Beach Pro-Am winners! Who will be next in New Jersey?

The 2nd stop of Arnette's 2011 Cash Pot Surf Series has been moved to Prospect Street!  The contest will still take place this Saturday (3/5), but instead of happening at Blackies as originally planned, it will now be held two miles North at Prospect Street where the swell is expected to be much better.

Contest check-in time is 6:30am on the beach, and entry forms can be downloaded at Arnette.com

With the first stop at Seaside Reef being a huge success and Cory Arrambide pocketing over $500, who will take the crown at Prospect? Come on out and show us what you got...remember, entry is free and a good time is guaranteed.
 
Arnette’s new regional surf series is free to enter and features seven contests throughout California, Hawaii, New Jersey, North Carolina and Florida.  Competitors will be broken up into two divisions – Pro-Am and 16 & Under – with $2,500 in cash up-for-grabs at each event.  Unlike most contests where only top finishers get paid, at the Cash Post Surf Series money will be awarded from heat one through the finals.
 
“We’re all about having a good time at Arnette, and we’re really excited about the Cash Pot Surf Series because it’s something new and different that’s bringing the fun back to surfing,” says Arnette Team and Events Manager Brent Bearden.  “Not only is it going to be a blast, but it will give kids a bunch of chances to win killer prizes and money... Win your heat, get paid.  Land a sick trick, get paid.  Place well in your division, get paid.  The cash is gonna be flowin’!”
 
At each contest, ASP judging criteria and interference rules will be in full effect with the first place finisher in the 16 & Under division taking home $250 and the winner of the Pro-Am division earning a cool $500.
 
Entry Rules (Download the official entry form)
Free entry, sign ups will be event day only between 6:30a-7:30a, first come first serve. You can only enter one division, if spaces are open after 8a, you may enter two divisions if eligible.
 
2011 Arnette Cash Post Surf Series dates and locations include:
 
* 03/05 – Blackies – Newport Beach, CA
* 04/09 – Casino Pier – Seaside Heights, NJ
* 07/10 – Kewalos Basin – Honolulu, HI
* 07/22 – Steamer Lane – Santa Cruz, CA
* 08/12 – Ponce Inlet – Ponce Inlet, FL
* 08/19 – Kitty Hawk/Nags Head – Outerbanks, NC
 
Special thanks goes out to BL!SSS Magazine for their support. 

Format/Cash Breakdown

Pro-Am Division (all ages)
Maximum of 32 surfers, 4-man, 15-minute heats, 20-minute finals.       

Note: format may change to 48, 6-man heats depending on entries

Cash Prizing ($1,600)
•    1st: $500
•    2nd: $300
•    3rd: $200
•    4th: $100
•    Round one heat win: $50
•    Specialty prize: $100 (TBA event day)

Under 16 Division (age as of 1/1/11)
Maximum of 48 surfers, 6-man, 15-minute heats, 20-minute finals.       

Note: format may change to 32, 4-man heats depending on entries

Cash Prizing ($900)
•    1st: $250
•    2nd: $125
•    3rd: $100
•    4th: $75
•    5th: $50
•    6th: $25
•    Round one heat win: $25
•    Specialty prize: $75 (TBA event day)

Judging Criteria
ASP judging criteria and interference rules will be used with hand tabulation.

This contest series is the first of its kind as contestants in the Pro-Am Division earned $50 for winning their first and second round heats, and competitors in the 16 & Under Division were awarded $25 for each heat win.  During the quarter-finals Arnette offered up a pot of $100 for the best trick, and the winner was Brent Reilly with an insane 360 air reverse.  All-in-all, the event was super fun and everyone who participated went home stoked. Huge congrats to Cory Arrambide for grinding through the tough conditions and taking home the grand prize of a cool $500. More Arnette Cash Pot Surf Series events will take place in the coming months on both coasts and in Hawaii, so keep checking in back here on our website for the full schedule and more details. Also, extended Facebook photo gallery will be coming in a couple of days, but on March 1 be sure to check all of the action in BLISS Mag.

Beandip shows off the fresh singlets.

Gabe Garcia now rides for us...his job interview being turns like this.

Nick "Little D" Fowler with a layback for the ages.

Chris Cote making his long-awaited comeback.

Simmo on the mic.

Virs is happy with a fiddy...

Cory Arrambide showing how he won it all!

Brent Reiley taking home a benji for best trick.

Boys winners.

Pro-Am winners circle.

Arrambide is now $500 richer...you better be taking me to lunch soon.

PHOTOS: STEINDLER/ARNETTE