About
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The Pacific Beach Surf Club, originally founded in 1957 and then reborn in 1994, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the celebration of the Hawaiian sport of kings, surfing.
The club fulfills its mission by spreading aloha in all its endeavors, whether it be in friendly competition with rival clubs, respecting the environment through annual beach cleanups, teaching beginners and novices the skills and surf etiquette they will need through regular surf clinics, and passing on our knowledge and skills to the next generation of surfers.
The club is also a proud member of the Coalition of Surfing Clubs, and we participate in their annual series of surfing competitions up and down the California coast and sometimes even Baja, Mexico!
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On the first Thursday of every month the Pacific Beach Surf Club meets to discuss the latest club news, exchange stories, socialize, and hash out the latest happenings in the local surf scene.
Meetings are open to members and their guests, as well as non-members who are interested in joining the club. Special guests are often invited to present anything from the latest in board design to discussions about upcoming community events.
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In the Beginning
The first Pacific Beach Surf Club was founded in the summer of 1956 by a group of young surfers from Pacific Beach Junior High School. Its founding president was Bobby Thomas, who would later go on to become Bobby Challenger Thomas, owner of Challenger Surfboards and a huge name in surfboard innovation and manufacturing in the 1960s. Club members would meet at the home of Fred Retman who lived close to Law Street, a favorite club surf break at the time. In 1958 Fred became the Pacific Beach Junior Surfing Champion.
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Coalition of Surfing Clubs:
Clubs in the Coalition:
Big Stick Surfing Association: www.bigsticksurfing.org
Cardiff Surf Club: www.cardiffsurfclub.com
Coronado Surfing Association: www.coronadosurfingassociation.org
Doheny Longboard Surfing Association: dohenylongboardsurfingassociation.org
Huntington Beach Longboard Crew: www.hblongboardcrew.org
La Jolla Shores Surfing Association: www.ljssa.org
Malibu Boardriders Club: www.malibuboardriders.com
Malibu Surfing Association: www.msasurfing.com
Oceanside Longboard Surfing Club: www.oceansidelongboardsurfingclub.org
Pedro Point Surf Club: pedropointsurfclub.org
San Onofre Surfing Club: www.sanonofresurfingclub.org
Santa Barbara Surf Club: www.sbsurfclub.com
Santa Cruz Longboard Union: www.santa-cruz-longboard-union.com
Sunset Cliffs Surfing Association: www.scsasandiego.com
San Diego Surf Ladies: www.sandiegosurfladies.com
Ventura Surf Club: www.venturasurfclub.org
Swami's Surfing Association: www.swamissurfingassociation.org
WindanSea Surf Club: www.windansea.org
Surfing Organizations:
Surfing Heritage Center: www.surfingheritage.org
California Surf Museum: surfmuseum.org
The Groundswell Society: groundswellsociety.org
The Surfrider Foundation: www.surfrider.org
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