The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, September 17, 1995             TAG: 9509140225
SECTION: CAROLINA COAST           PAGE: 50   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   18 lines

TOP-RANKED FORM FOR SURFING

ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by DREW C. WILSON

Outer Banks star surfer Noah Snyder, who turned pro earlier this

year, drives down the line during the Eastern Surf Association

Championships at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on Wednesday. More

than 600 surfers, ages eight to 73, participated in the contest.

by CNB