Longboard Classic back at Tourmaline
The Pacific Beach Surf Club (PBSC) will host its Pacific Beach Summer Longboard Classic Surf Contest Saturday, June 14, at Tourmaline Surfing Park.
The 10th annual tournament and surf festival is a fund-raiser for the civic-minded club, with proceeds benefiting the Wild Coast foundation, according to club founder Glen Paculba.
“What’s different about our contest is that we have a lot of fun, there is a lot of good local surfers in action, plus we have some special events: a tandem competition, standup paddle session, kneeboard heats and ‘cat & dog’ heats,” Paculba said.
Paculba explained that the “cat & dog” heats are back by popular demand.
“Once people are eliminated from the contest, they can still get into a cat & dog heat. The concept is that there are no rules ” people cut each other off, jump on their boards ” it gets crazy,” he said.
Surfers will be grouped into seven divisions: boys menehune 14 and under, junior men’s 15-19, men’s 20-34, seniors 35-49 and masters 50 and up.
The women’s divisions include juniors and seniors, with the age-break at 30.
A fund-raising raffle will feature three surfboards, plus wetsuits, T-shirts, skateboards and other surf items donated by sponsors. Tickets are $1.
The first heat will start at 6:30 a.m. The top six surfers in each division will receive a trophy.
An awards ceremony and the raffle drawings for the surfboards will complete the afternoon.
Contest information is available at local surf shops and online at www.pbsurfclub.org, or from Paculba at Star Surfing, 4652 Mission Blvd.