Billabong and Jason Borte Surf School have teamed up to bring a series of Billabong Surf Camps to several prominent surfing locations along the East Coast of the United States. Beginning June 2006, the camps will take place in Virginia Beach, Virginia; Gilgo Beach, New York; and Atlantic Beach, North Carolina.

Jason Borte is a former East Coast professional champion, middle school teacher and author of the best-selling book PIPE DREAMS, A SURFER’S JOURNEY, depicting the life of seven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater. Since 1992, Jason has organized and implemented surf camps in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Cuba. Drawing upon his background in education, he has developed a user-friendly program that has proven to produce competent, responsible, well-rounded surfers in an amazingly short period of time. According to Jason, “Billabong is a true surfing family, and I admire their dedication to educating the next generation of surfers.”

Billabong, which has demonstrated its commitment to surfing at every level of the sport, is delighted with the new partnership and promises to deliver Borte’s program to a larger audience. “The Billabong Camps Program is a partnership with the top camp operators-it’s a long-term, deeply invested, major initiative for the brand,” says Jim Kempton, Director of Camps at Billabong. “Jason’s knowledge, reputation and expertise is exactly the kind of superior quality experience that we want to provide.”

The company’s support means that each camper will reap the many benefits offered by Billabong’s surf camp partners as well as providing complimentary Billabong products and the expertise of its top regional athletes.