Teams of local surfers will hit the waves off Oceanside on Oct. 11 in the first Jim Beam(R) Surftag(R) U.S. National Series. In the relay competition, each surfer must catch three waves and the return to the beach to tag the next team member.

Sunday, Oct. 11 will be the last of three qualifying rounds held on different Southern California beaches in the past month. Jim Beam(R) Surftag(R) will award $25,000 in cash prizes throughout
the series. In addition to competing for cash, teams will vie for the opportunity to advance to the championship round in November and claim the title of “No. 1 Surf Club in California.”
Jim Beam(R) Surftag(R) started in Australia in 2001 and has grown into the country’s largest team boardriding competition. The U.S. version will attract dozens of competitors and crowds of fans to each venue along the California coastline.