Best Surf Contest of All Times?
The 11th Annual Longboard Summer Classic Organized by the Pacific Beach Surf Club Had Some Saying That It Was The Best Contest of All and All Saying There Was Great Surf.
| “Besides one surf contest at Malibu, this has been the best contest
that I’ve ever been involved with or seen in person for a San Diego or
a California contest,” said Josh Hall. |
SAN DIEGO, CA – Even skeptics, who contend that Tourmaline is a mediocre surf break, were caught saying, “These waves are incredible! I cannot believe that the contest is scoring this good of a surf!” With the sun burning the marine layer by mid-morning and a slight offshore wind brushing the surf, the lefts off the Pump House (the break immediately south to the parking lot) were pumping almost none-stop, perfectly peeling waves, especially as the tide started pushing a few hours into the event.
When combined with the great vibe and turn out, some scored this club competition as one of the best surf contests of all times. “Besides one surf contest at Malibu, this has been the best contest that I’ve ever been involved with or seen in person for a San Diego or a California contest,” said Josh Hall, a Pacific Beach local surfer and shaper. “Tons of waves, perfect conditions. I don’t think you could have planned it any better.”
| Skeeter Malcolm’s bench, sitting atop the bluff, slightly behind the
judges’ booth, cast the presence of the legendary surfer, as if he were
still overseeing the event and encouraging the crowd to partake in his
good cheer. |
Now whether the 11th Annual Longboard Summer Classic was the best contest of all times is certainly debatable. What’s out of question, however, is the high-caliber of the waves coming ashore during the event. “[The surf] was really, actually pretty good. The sun came out, wind slightly offshore. It’s pretty good surf,” said Lucas Dirkse, a member of the Windansea Surf Club and a menehune, noserider extraordinaire. Concurring with the young surfer, Erin Lewis from Oceanside had almost exactly the same words. “It was so much fun. It was a lot better than last year and the sun finally came out. It’s a good day.”
And while the center of attention was on the surf at hand, the complementary scenery of the Tourmaline Surf Park added its magic to the rendezvous. Skeeter Malcolm’s bench, sitting atop the bluff, slightly behind the judges’ booth, cast the presence of the legendary surfer, as if he were still overseeing the event and encouraging the crowd to partake in his good cheer.
And a few feet south from Malcolm’s bench, the Tourmaline Memorial, with only a few months from its christening ceremony, displayed numerous messages of aloha through its bricks, which sat inches below Skip Frye’s portrait, featuring the style master gliding like a pelican.
The history-laden environment, together with the mesmerizing combination of surf, sunshine, and good cheer, had some struggling for words to describe the moment. “The waves were par excellence. Everything just kind of came together as the day went on. And it was just awesome, today,” said veteran surfer from San Diego, Mickey Madden, adding, “What can I say?”
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