- April 23, 2024
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Fiona Sargente walks the board in the women's longboard heat. Photo By Jake Montgomery
Dena Sargente walks with Fiona Sargente prior to her longboard heat. Photo By Jake Montgomery
Female long boarder silhouette. Photo By Jake Montgomery
Logan Coluccio, 17, puts some spray up after his top turn. Photo By Jake Montgomery
Carl Burger, 17, of Hammock Dunes makes a hard turn at the top of the wave. Photo By Jake Montgomery
Logan Coluccio, 17, of Flagler Beach smiles after his heat at the 2022 Tommy Tant. Photo By Jake Montgomery
Flagler Beach's Tim Salzell, 37, leans into his rail on a hard bottom turn. Photo By Jake Montgomery
Patrick McMorrow, 59, and Odie of Flagler Beach watch the event with Mauren Krinsley and James Krinsley, 59, of Connecticut. Photo By Jake Montgomery
Flager Beach's Robbie McCormick, 22, does a hard top turn. Photo By Jake Montgomery
Athen Robertson, 12, of Jacksonville Beach carries his boards after his heat. Photo By Jake Montgomery
Malachi MacCloskey, 7, looks toward the judges. Photo By Jake Montgomery
Flagler Beach's Robbie McCormick catches some air in his first heat on Sunday. Photo By Jake Montgomery
The 21st annual Tommy Tant Memorial Surf Classic held Oct. 28-30 in Flagler Beach was more than a surfing competition.
It included a Halloween costume party, live music, raffles, seashell painting and the annual memorial paddle-out to honor the memory of Tommy Tant Jr.
The Surf Classic began as a small event to celebrate the life of local surfer. Tant died unexpectedly in 1998 from an aortic aneurysm at age 24. He was unaware he had inherited Marfan syndrome, a disorder that affects connective tissue.
Event proceeds go to the Tommy Tant Scholarship Fund, local food banks and the Marfan Foundation.
The contests attracted surfers from all of the Southeast and included pro and amateur divisions. Luke Gordon won the men's pro division. Callie Hertz won the women's pro division. Complete results can be found at https://liveheats.com/events/47534 . For more information go to https://tommytant.com.
