Watercraft Freeriders come to Pacific City

Pacific City Oregon to Host second round of 2009 IFWA Freeride World Tour and IJSBA Motosurf Western Championship on September 11-13th 2009. Click Here to sign up.

The world's greatest Watercraft Freeriders and racers will descend on Tierra Del Mar Beach located just north of Pacific City and is free to the public on this wide expanse of beach. This event marks a return to IFWA and IJSBA co-sanctioning events in order to bring the very best PWC athletes together at one venue.

If you would like to see them in action, come on down to Pacific City and stay at The Craftsman B&B, just minutes from the venue.

The Blowsion Surf Slam will bring freeriders from around the world competing for a cash purse and points towards the IFWA World title and competing for the first IJSBA Freeride World Cup. The infamous Pacific Coast surf will boost riders over 20 feet in the air while performing tricks like backflips, barrel rolls and no handed landings. Joining them will be some of the best PWC racers in the world who will display high speed turns through a grueling buoy course all while challenging the unpredictable waves.

Current IFWA points leader and last year's World-Title holder is American Ross Champion. When asked about his thoughts on the 2009 US location he said, "We are really looking forward to the Blowsion Surf Slam this year. We riders have been coming to Pacific City for the last 10 years for a private event. We are happy to be expanding the event this year and looking forward to the general public being exposed to the sport of Freeride."

Spectators will also witness exciting personal watercraft racing with the IJSBA MotoSurf Western Championship. The top racers in the country will battle it out in the challenging Pacific City surf.

Freeriders will compete in a head to head double elimination format. A panel of profession judges will score them using 50% for their wave surfing and 50% for their aerial maneuvers. Racers will compete, in a multi-lap format; through a challenging buoy course that requires split second navigation while maintain speeds exceeding 70 MPH.