location, location, location

Getting some questions about where the event is going to be held - so time for an explanation:

There are 4 different sites we are permitted to use - North Beach (or Crossovers), Vilano Beach, north side of the Pier, and 10th Street. Depending on forecasted swell and wind, a call will be made on the event location for Saturday's heats. This will be announced on this website on Friday the 14th. A call will also be made on Saturday for Sunday's heats. Again, this will be posted on this website (as well as announced on the beach) by Saturday afternoon.

What is the reason for the many different venues? Having surfed a lot of events myself, seems like every time a location is picked, the next jetty over or the "spot around the corner" is going off while the contest site just gets worse and worse. Our hope is that the Turkey Classic will take full advantage of the conditions to make the contest as good as possible for the contestants. Sure, it's a lot more work for the volunteers, but we're just trying to do our part to get the best surf we can.