The Santa Cruz Longboard Union is holding it’s annual surf contest this weekend.  Now in its 24th year, the contest on Memorial Day weekend is the longest continuously running longboard surf contest on the West Coast.

I think I will bike down on Saturday to see the action.  Love the longboard!

In the Sentinel today was an article on the event.

“The Lane is a trickier, more powerful wave,” Contest Director Matt Micuda said. “A lot of people come up from Southern California and are used to small beachbreak. This is a different deal. You’ve got thick kelp, the cliff is real intimidating, and the cold water. It’s really neat because people can view it from up close on the cliff. It’s a unique venue. For a lot of the guys from down there, it’s a whole other world up here.”