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Celebrate 50 years of Wrightsville Beach surfing with the inaugural Waterman Ocean Festival, held in conjunction with the Surfalorous Film Festival. Enjoy five days of surfing with competitions, special guest stars and history surf lessons for kids. On Saturday get ready to watch contestants race in the Longboard Classic Pro-Am heats and semi-finals and on Sunday enjoy the SUP Ocean Race and Longboard Finals. After the competition make sure to watch the "All Waterman" awards ceremony at Neptune's on Lumina Street and the unveiling of the proposed Waterman Hall of Fame and its first class of inductees! In addition, until May 2, enter for your chance to win a replica of the longboard-surfboard used by Robert August during his world travels, along with a certificate of authenticity and an autographed poster!