2009 Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing: H.B., Ca.
Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing is happening this week at the always entertaining Huntington Beach Pier in Huntington Beach, Ca.
Surfline forecasts are calling for a nice southerly swell of 4-6 feet to start Friday and continue through Sunday, apparently the latter end of a southern Pacific storm from last weekend.
The U.S. Open of Surfing has made its home in Huntington Beach, Ca. since the early 60s, beginning with the south pier competition in the 50′s. According to the Hurley website:
“Fifty years at the Pier began in 1959, when the West Coast Surfing Championships (WCSC) became the biggest surfing event in the country – if not the world. HB local Jack Haley won the first event while the legendary Linda Benson took women’s. This was the beginning of a long tradition of competitive drama along the 300-yard stretch known as the ‘South Side.’“
Good buds and tasty waves in the warm July, Southern California sun. Check out 18-year old, lady surfer Coco Ho as she rides her way into the weekend heats.
