$10,000 Surf Contest Purse, Pismo Beach, California Central Coast Annual Event

 Still Frothy Surfing Festival -  Sponsored by Suburu and Billabong,  Event Took Place Sept. 26, 27, 2015. 

Billabong's Still Frothy Advises "Go Surfing - and once surfing never stop!"

 Pros and Amateurs, 200 Contestants, Free Surf Competition for Ages 17 and Under

Photos by CoastalVacationRentals.net.  See below for complete list of winners. 

Pro - Am Results for the Contest

The Still Frothy Surf Contest presented by Billabong and Suburu  USA Pro-Am  Final Results were: 1st place $2,500 Kilgar Kilian Garland, 2nd place $1,250 Cory Arrambide, 3rd place $500 Dane Anderson , 4th place $250 Jonny Craft and 5th place $125 Noah Wegrich. 

Billabong and Suburu provided the contestants with free contest t-shirts, goodies, drinks and lunch.  Kids who were finalists got special products from the sponsors.  Awards and special prizes were also given for one youth's community involvement plus surfing skills. 

Another special award was the "all round good kid" who won a Channel Island  surfboard that had been ridden by one of their professionals. 

A special event called the "Tow at Air" challenge featured some of the top surfers in California and the United States, according to the Billabong website.  

The Tow at Air division had a minimum of prizes worth $2,500 with $1,000 each for the members of the winning team, contributed by Bonzai Bowls and Cool Cats.  

In the Tow at Air the surfer is pulled by water craft at high speeds directly at the waves and with the extra speed the surfer can perform more acrobatics in the air while surfing.  

The Esteem Surf Shop presented a $500 "Still Frothiest Human Award"  to the most committed competitor.  

Toyota Honda of Santa Maria also provided $500 for the winner of the juniors division.  The Pro-Am winner got $1500 provided by Radiology Associates. College scholarships and surf scholarships were also included in the awards from the Still Frothy 501-c nonprofit.  

"Smith and Sons," a local business, presented the Oceano Junior Guards with $500. 

The winners of each of the kids divisions and of the Pro-Am were also awarded a complete skateboard from Section 9.

There was also a non-profit fund raiser concert and a raffle in downtown Pismo Beach on Friday night with additional festivities and raffles on Saturday night. 

The entire event was live on the internet by way of a webcam feed at offshoretheater.com. 

The event was held next to the Pismo Beach Pier. 

Spectators on the Pismo Pier had a bird's eye view of the surfing. 

Relaxing on the beach also provided a good view of the festivities. 

List of Winners, Courtesy of Surfline.com: 
Pro-Am 
1. Kilian Garland, $2,500 
2. Cory Arrambide, $1,250 
3. Dane Anderson, $500 
4. Jonny Craft, $250 
5. Noah Wegrich, $125 

Tow-At Air Show 
1. Dane Reynolds & Braden Jones, $2,000 ($1,000 each) 
2. Kilian Garland  & Austin Neumann, $500 ($250 each)   

Non-Profit Team Challenge 
1. Team AMP Surf: Dane Reynolds, Walter Cerny, Matt Pierce & Aiden Smith, $1,000 (Matt Pierce also won a Catch Surf Beater & Aiden Smith also won a Channel Islands Team trade-in.) 

Junior 
1. Braden Jones, $750 
2. Jonah Pierce, $250 
3. Matt Pierce 
4. Logan Davis 
5. Nick Holtman 
6. Jeff Knell 

Boys 
1. Sam Reichel, $250 
2. Ryder Alves 
3. Zane Booth 
4. Jett Davis 
5. Marley Sapp 
6. Fisher Baxter 

Groms 
1. Pitas Higgins, $50 
2. Reyleigh Serpa 
3. Quin Zepeda 
4. Jayce Hedman 
5. Makena Ermocida 
6. Seth Scrogins 

Girls  
1. Riley Cabanero, $50 
2. Abby Neumann 
3. Emma Higgins 
4. Sofia Cardena 
5. Jade Pierce 
6. Emma Higgins 

Frothiest Human Award1. Matt Pierce, $500

1,370 Foot Pismo Beach Pier - Take a Stroll With Us 

Rest on a bench on the pier and enjoy the view to the south.  This vista looks out toward Grover Beach and Oceano in the distance. 

Watching the waves roll in and the surfers go by from the pier. 

Pier walking can include a stop a the kiosk to get beach snacks and supplies. 

Spend some time watching the ongoing beach activities from a bench on the pier.  You can bring a snack and make it a beach picnic. 

Breathtaking views to the north from the pier look toward Shell Beach and Avila Beach in the distance. 

More benches and picnic tables for leisurely time on the Pismo Beach Pier. 

Silhouettes on the beach at sunset next to the Pismo Pier. 

Watching the sun go down from the Pismo Pier is a local tradition. 

Dinosaur Park and Cliff Top Views at Shell Beach, California

Shell Beach cliffs and view looking south toward Pismo Beach, Grover Beach and Oceano.  You can see the 20 mile strand of the Pismo State Beach with the Oceano Dunes in the distance.  

Shell Beach is a small community adjacent to the town of Pismo Beach. 

The view from Dinosaur Caves Park in Shell Beach. 

The Shell Beach Gazebo sitting at the top of the cliffs.  The small town of Pismo Beach is adjacent to the community of Shell Beach. 

The Dinosaur Caves Park at Shell Beach has gardens, paths, benches, a children's playground, restrooms, water fountains, and an outdoor theater for concerts and plays at the oceanfront. 

Walk the scenic paths at Dinosaur Caves while you enjoy the cliff top ocean views. 

Colorful native plants at the Dinosaur Caves gardens and benches to sit and enjoy the views. 

Kayaks, Catamarans, Fishing Boats and Boat Launching at Avila Beach and Port San Luis

Catamarans ready for sailing on the sheltered bay at Avila Beach and Port San Luis, southern San Luis Obispo County, about 7 miles north of Pismo Beach. 

The Port San Luis has a huge, drive on wharf and it is a working commercial fishing port.  

Boats at anchor off Port San Luis and Avila Beach.  

Kayaks, fishing boats, ocean charters, ocean tour boats, sailboats, catamarans, paddleboarding and other boat related activities are popular.

A fishing vessel and paddle boarders on the right in the bay at Port San Luis and Avila Beach. 

Panoramic scenery with boats, piers, the bay, foothills and mountains at Avila Beach and Port San Luis. 

At Port San Luis, adjacent to the small village of Avila Beach, there are boat launches and a marine service for equipment, supplies, repairs and maintenance on the boats.

Ocean boating charters available at the Port San Luis area on the wharf adjacent to Avila Beach. 

Colorful catamarans sailing in a race off Avila Beach. 

Twenty Miles of Wide, Sandy Beaches at Pismo Beach, California Central Coast

Twenty miles of wide, sandy beaches mostly bordered by dunes that reach inland at Pismo Beach on the California Central Coast, southern San Luis Obispo County.  

This photo shows the long Pismo Beach Pier in the distance.  To the south the beach and dunes stretch past the towns of Grover Beach and Oceano.  

The Pismo Beach Pier is one of the longest piers in California, stretching 1,250 feet.  

Walking the pier is a local tradition, along with sunset watching and surfer spectating. 

The pier has benches and picnic tables.  Partway out on the pier is a snack stand with beach hats and other beach items. 

The small town of Pismo Beach, photographed from the Pismo Beach Pier, viewed looking north toward Shell Beach in the distance. 

The promenad area adjacent to Pismo Beach includes 60 acres of beach walks, volleyball nets, a childrens' playground with equipment, restrooms, water fountains and other amenities. 

Visitors can rent surfboards, wetsuits, boogie boards, bicycles and other recreational beach equipment adjacent to the beach and nearby in the town.  

Volleyball nets and the Pismo Beach Pier with the wide expanses of sand.  

With the wide beaches and the 20 mile length of Pismo Beach there is always plenty of room without being crowded.  

The dunes offer a wide variety of beach front nature walks with coastal animals and plants. 

Sunbathers, surfers and swimmers at Pismo State Beach next to the Pismo Pier.  

The pier has semi-triangular shapes that protrude out on both sides that have benches for resting and viewing the scenery or watching surfers. 

Along the water front there is also a promenade at the edge of the beach with additional piers, walks and paths.  

Surfing Next to the Pier at Pismo Beach, California

Riding those sweet waves as the sun sets.  

Ocean mists waft over the cliffs of Shell Beach to the north.  In the distance are the foothills of Avila Beach . 

Paddling out for the next wave might be work but the ride back is worth it. 

Beachcombers stroll the tidepools and children play on the beach. Photo taken from the Pismo Pier. 

Testing the waters, perhaps for some body surfing. Locals and visitors stroll on the Pismo Pier at the left.   

To the south you will find 20 miles of Pismo State Beach, with the Pismo and Oceano Dunes reaching far inland. 

Surfing spectators line the Pismo Beach Pier, while another wave hits the pier pilings.  

A surfer wearing a wetsuit balances upright on his surfboard as the whitewater crashes.  

Pismo Beach, California, on Labor Day Weekend

Pismo Beach Vistas Stretch for Miles, Video Tour 

Pismo State Beach and Pismo Pier

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Pismo State Beach is 17 miles long.  It stretches from the town of Pismo Beach to the south.  

Grover Beach and Oceano are the two towns directly to the south that front on Pismo State Beach.  

Pismo Dunes and Oceano Dunes are adjacent to the beach and often stretch a large distance inland. 

The Pismo Pier recreational area located at the town of Pismo Beach includes 60 acres of beach and facilities.  Volleyball courts, a childrens' playground with equipment, benches, a promenade along the beach, restrooms and showers are available. 

South of the Pismo Pier and Promenade area is the Monarch Butterfly Preserve and the Pismo Beach Golf Course. 

The Pismo Creek offers a wide variety of birdlife for birdwatching. 

Activities include swimming, surfing, beachcombing, walking out on the pier, fishing off the pier, walking dogs on the pet friendly beach (clean up is required), building sandcastles, sunbathing, sunset watching, live music, events at the pier, festivals for classic cars, both casual and fine dining, live music at the local venues and more. 

Unique Village of Avila Beach at Port San Luis, Video Tour

Avila Beach Pier and Beaches

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Avila Beach, California is located in southern San Luis Obispo County.  Unique features of Avila Beach include the sheltered bay, the long Avila Beach Pier, Port San Luis, the drive on wharf at Port San Luis, Avila Beach Resort and Golf Course, boat launching facilities, ocean boating charters and artistic architecture.  

Activities include swimming, surfing, boating, kayaking, fishing, beach volleyball, strolling on the Avila Pier and the wharf at Port San Luis, both casual and fine dining, nearby hot mineral springs and spas and live entertainment. 

Events vary year round and include Farmers Markets, live outdoor music at the beach and the indoor venues, art shows at the beach and more. 

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