The corps continued to provide a creative outlet for its members and staff in 2001, featuring a repertoire of Pat Metheny jazz tunes designed with unique twists. The corps narrowly missed a finalist slot at the DCI Championships which returned to Buffalo, but maintained its crown as the DCI Altantic Division II Champion. The Surf was a finalist at the Garden State Open and the North American Open, and won its home show in Blackwood, NJ before a sell-out audience.