The time has come to bring America’s best groms to one arena where they will battle it out for the prestigious title of ‘Rip Curl GromSearch National Champion’. It all shakes down on Saturday November 5th at Salt Creek, Dana Point, California. The 2005 GromSearch Tour saw blood, sweat and airs; however, those who survived guarantee this year’s National event will be an insane spectacle of junior surfing! The invasion of groms will be flooding in from all over the country including states like Puerto Rico, California, Hawaii, Florida, North Carolina, New Jersey and more.

Many things are at stake including babe status, tons of new gear, and most importantly the chance to win an a trip to Bells Beach, Australia to surf in the International GromSearch Finals during the Rip Curl Pro WCT in April 2006. That’s right, Rip Curl will be sending the Boys & Girls 16/U champions to Australia to take on the world’s best groms from countries such as Brazil, South Africa, New Zealand, Indonesia, England and more.

The GromSearch National Championships at Salt Creek will be a one-day event with over 90 competitors. Heavy hitters such as Kyle Ramey, Alex Smith, Granger Larson, the Heverly Bros, Bethany Hamilton, Alana Blanchard, Andrew Doheny and plenty more will all be fighting for Rip Curl’s prestigious GromSearch Title.

Directly following the event will be a special awards party at Stuft Pizza in Dana Point. On hand will be an awards presentation, Surfing Magazine slideshow and a sneak peak at the GromSearch 2005 DVD…

Rip Curl especially wants to thank Sponsor/Media partners Nintendo, Monster Energy, FCS, Surf One, Sticky Bumps, ADD Marketing, Surfing Magazine, and Wavewatch.com for all of their support.

Rip Curl GromSearch National Championships
Saturday, November 5th, 2005
7:30AM – 3PM with Awards Party at Stuft Pizza in Dana Point
Salt Creek Beach, Dana Point, California
Best Male & Female Groms in the nation!

For more info check out: www.RipCurl.com/Gromsearch/USA/news.asp

Or contact:
PJ Connell
Event Manager
714-422-3600
PConnell@RipCurl.com

About Rip Curl

Rip Curl, based in Costa Mesa, Calif., is a company for surfers. With a brand presence in more than 50 countries worldwide and four major international headquarter offices including USA, Australia, Europe and Brazil, Rip Curl continues to increase its market share within the core board sports and youth lifestyle markets. Rip Curl is a Built for Riding brand and is a leader in the multi-billion dollar surf/action sports industry that is so popular with today’s youth.

Inspirational, irreverent, and real. The Search is a lifestyle and our days are about living it. Rip Curl – The Ultimate Surfing Company.

About Nintendo

The worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home and portable video game systems. Each year, hundreds of all-new titles for the best-selling Game Boy® Advance SP, Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo GameCube™ systems extend Nintendo’s vast game library and continue the tradition of delivering a rich, diverse mix of quality video games for players of all ages. Since the release of its first home video game system in 1983, Nintendo has sold more than 2 billion video games and more than 347 million hardware units globally, creating enduring industry icons such as Mario™ and Donkey Kong® and launching popular culture franchise phenomena such as Metroid®, Zelda™ and Pokémon®. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, visit the company’s Web site at www.nintendo.com.