East Coast Surfing Championships celebrated as world’s longest-running surf competition

East Coast Surfing Championships celebrated as world’s longest-running surf competition

VIRGINIA BEACH — A stretch of 10 city blocks along the shore has transformed again this week for the 61st Annual Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships. This year’s event, organized entirely by volunteers through the Virginia Beach Jaycees, continues through Sunday. The ECSC recently passed Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach — a competition in Australia — as the longest-running surf competition in the world. The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach was cance…