Want to spend 2 weeks this summer surfing, skating, and learning from masters? Here’s your chance! Warehouse Skateboards and Surf Camp are offering one lucky skater the chance to travel to Wilmington, NC for an incredible surf and skate adventure.

In addition to airfare from anywhere in the continental United States to Wilmington, NC, the winner will receive a full tuition package for the 2-week program valued at $3295. This includes lodging in air conditioned suites on UNC-Wilmington’s beautiful campus, snacks, meals, 24-hour adult supervision, shuttle to and from Wilmington’s International Airport (ILM), equipment (surfboard rental, rashguard usage), daily transportation, a sweet Skate Camp t-shirt, activity fees, skate park admission fees, and your group photo. Warehouse will even set you up with a complete skateboard valued at up to $150 so you’ll be sporting a brand new ride. For more info about surf/skate camp visit www.wbsurfcamp.com.

During the program, you’ll spend your time at the beach and skate park learning from skilled surf and skate instructors. You’ll increase your skills on the waves and the ramps while learning new tricks. You’ll even get a chance to build your own board.
The program runs from June 13 – June 26, so if you want to win you’ve got to act fast!

You must be between the ages of 12 and 15 to enter and participate in Surf and Skate Camp.

Here’s How to Enter

Record a video telling us why you want to come to Surf & Skate Camp. You don’t have to skate, but if you want to show off your skills in your video, bring it on! If you’re not a skater yet, just tell us why you want to skate and why you think Surf & Skate Camp is the place for you to learn.

Submit your video to your favorite video uploading site (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) Then just submit the link to Warehouse Skateboards via this submission form. Our skater judges will choose the best video based on creativity, not skating skills, so don’t worry if you’re a beginner. Just be creative! Deadline is June 5, 2009 at Noon EST.

We’ll post our favorite videos on Warehouse Skateboards, so even if you’re not a winner you could be famous! Enter now!

Slam Skateboarding Mag posted a sweet highlights video from the Bondi-Bowl-a-Rama contest at Bondi Beach in Australia on Feb. 21. The annual contest features some of the best skaters from the around the world on one of the most beautiful beaches on the planet. Check out the highlights and Slam Skateboarding Mag and check out the results from the contest.

If you’re in Cali this weekend, you want to be at the 14th Annual Basic Bowl Contest & BBQ in Huntington Beach on Saturday. Both pros and ams will compete in the pool skating contest, and spectators are welcome to check out the contest and enjoy BBQ and live music. Email basicbowlbbq@yahoo.com for more info on the event.

If you can’t be there, check out Juice Magazine’s photos from last year’s festivities and this video from the 2007 contest and see what you’re missing out on!

12th Annual Basic Bowl 2007 – Click here for another funny movie.

If your city doesn’t have a skate park, you might qualify for $1,000 to $25,000 in grant money for the planning and construction of a skate park near you from the Tony Hawk Foundation.

According to the LA Times, the Tony Hawk Foundation “has awarded more than $2.3 million to partially fund nearly 400 skatepark projects nationwide in the past six years. The foundation reports that 256 of those projects now are open and being used by an estimated 2.3 million riders annually.” Many of these projects were spearheaded by skaters like you.

Check out the official grant application, and make sure you get it filled out by the March 2 deadline!