Siren Kristy Murphy Wins Dempsey Contest; Raises Coastal Preservation Awareness

Kristy Murphy not only won the women's longboard division, but also upset the men-dominated SUP division by placing 5th overall! In the end, it was all for fun and to raise awareness of WiLDCOAST's initiative to preserve the native beauty of our coastline.

From the press release:

"With more than 180 participants, the 6th Annual WiLDCOAST Dempsey Holder Memorial Ocean Festival and Surf Contest was the largest surfing competition ever held in South San Diego County. On Sunday October 18 on the south side of the Imperial Beach Pier, more than 500 spectators lined the beach to watch surfers from all over San Diego County surf beautiful 2-4 waves.

This year the Dempsey highlighted the progress that has been made along the U.S.-Mexico border to clean up the coast. With a new sewage treatment plant under construction on the U.S. side of the border, three new sewage plants operating in the Tijuana-Rosarito Beach region, and the signing of legislation by Governor Schwarzenegger to fund cleaning up Tijuana, the WiLDCOAST “Clean Water Now” campaign has made a significant contribution to protecting our coast and ocean."

Congrats to all who participated! See you next year!