U.S. Open of Surfing Turns Into Riot

Surf City

The U.S. Open of Surfing turned into a riot. Mark Lukach on what it says about surf culture.

Published Jul. 31 2013 4:45AM EDT

articles/2013/07/31/u-s-open-of-surfing-turns-into-riot/130730-huntington-beach-tease_j6q8iy — Richard Koehler/The Orange County Register, via AP

In 2006, Los Angeles’ Huntington Beach officially became Surf City, USA. For two years, Huntington had been in a protracted legal battle with Santa Cruz, another California surf town, for official recognition as the US’s epicenter of surf culture.

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U.S. Open of Surfing Turns Into Riot

The U.S. Open of Surfing turned into a riot. Mark Lukach on what it says about surf culture.

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Mark Lukach