Photos: Surfers – with and without boards – took to the waves Saturday at International Surf Festival
That, folks, is what Cowabunga is all about.
The International Surf Festival, which continued Saturday in Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach, is an annual celebration of the coastal folks who love their adjacent deep blue South Bay sea, as well as those who glide on top on top of it. The fest draws scores of visitors who have a simply gnarly time of it for five days on the beach.
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Saturday morning was all about surfing – with and without boards. The festival hosted competitions for both board surfing and body surfing, as well as other lively competitions.
The bodysurfers were particularly hardy, up and smiling in the wee hours of the morning, wooing the waves to toss them about.
How were the waves out there? For the competitors, they were just like home.
Final day today
The festival concludes Sunday; here are the remaining events:
- 7:30 a.m. Velzy-Stevens Pier-to-Pier Paddleboard Championship: Manhattan Beach Pier, north side;
- 7:30 a.m. Sand Castle Design Contest:Manhattan Beach Pier, south side;
- 9 a.m. California Beach Volleyball: Hermosa Beach Pier;
- 9 a.m. Dwight Crum Pier-To-Pier Swim: Hermosa Pier to Manhattan Pier;
- 9 a.m. Junior Six-Man Beach Volleyball Tournament (boys & girls 12-18): Manhattan Beach Pier, south si;
- 9:30 a.m. Paul Matthies Dory Race – Hermosa Beach Pier;
- 1 p.m. South Bay Youth Swims/Paddles: Hermosa Beach Pier, north side.
Related:
- LA County’s lifeguards honored for heroism to kick off surf festival
- Whimsical, wildly competitive volleyball tournament returns
- International Surf Festival: A celebration of South Bay seaside life
More information: www.surffestival.org/