Pan American Surfing Association (PASA)

Competition group for amateur surfers from North, South, and Central America, and the Caribbean; founded by Argentinean-born Reef sandal owner Fernando Aguerre in 1992. Aguerre said the Pan American Surfing Association (PASA) was formed in part because the International Surfing Association paid so little attention to South and Central American nations. The first Pan American Surf Championships wer...