{"id":1108,"date":"2012-08-11T08:17:57","date_gmt":"2012-08-11T15:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dohenysurffest.com\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2015-06-30T13:09:20","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T20:09:20","slug":"big-crowds-celebrate-surf-at-doheny-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dohenysurffest.com\/big-crowds-celebrate-surf-at-doheny-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Big crowds celebrate surf at Doheny festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eric Diamond raised his paddle above his head in victory as he caught a wave and glided to shore on the 12-foot Stand Up Paddleboard, taking first place in a fun race at Doheny State Beach.<\/p>\n

The Victory SUP-Cross demo \u2013 where paddlers raced from buoys in the water than sprinted on land \u2013 was just one of the shows put on in the water Saturday as part of the Doheny Surf Festival, an event that drew big beach crowds on a hot day looking to get relief from the heat while enjoying the surf culture.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s probably the best race you can watch. It\u2019s really hard to catch waves on the race boards, so when you come in you might have four guys on a wave and you run into each other,\u201d said Diamond.<\/p>\n

The festival has been going on four years, but this year was expanded to a 2-day, much larger event to raise money for State Parks in Southern Orange County, which include Doheny, San Clemente, Trestles and San Onofre.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to involve the surf culture,\u201d said event organizer Kempton said. \u201cWe want people to realize that these are treasures we want to protect.\u201d<\/p>\n

The area is rich with surf history, like in the 1920s when Lorin \u201cWhitey\u201d Harrison and Peanut Larson came down to discover the new surf break San Onofre, Kempton said.<\/p>\n

Or like in 1973, when surfers would sneak into the Western White House \u2013 where President Richard Nixon was living \u2013 to get to Cotton\u2019s Point. The story goes that his wife Pat told the president: \u201cIf you want a lasting legacy, you should make it a state park for all these people to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n

So he did.<\/p>\n

Food trucks offered up grub through the day, and about 100 booths lined the grassy area at Doheny showcasing everything from surf art to custom jewelry to the latest surf-related products.<\/p>\n

Leila Endersby \u2013 a trainer for Indo Boards \u2013 was balancing on an SUP and showcasing how the product can help build core strength to help for those days when waves are flat or the windy is too tough to paddle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Indo Boards are all about having fun, as you are having a great work out,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Down the way surfboard maker Bill Stewart, from San Clemente, was showcasing his surfboards. He said he was glad to see an event that helps out State Parks, and that surfing is a sport enjoyed by people from every walk of life.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a bunch of odd, unique people I make boards for \u2013 brain surgeons, scientists, bums. The people who surf, they are everybody,\u201d he said. \u201cThe common thing is the passion of sliding across the wave. And once you do it, it\u2019s very hard to quit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those areas were free to those who wanted to enjoy the exhibits, though tickets were required for the music performances through the evening, which included Honk and Eddie Money. The headliner for Sunday, Everlast, is expected to bring big crowds.<\/p>\n

Down at the water\u2019s edge, there was everything from nose riding to tandem surfers and a group from Wounded Warriors who took to the waves to put on a show for beach crowds.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where Darcy Patch, of San Juan Capistrano, was enjoying the afternoon with her family.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just love spending the weekends on the beach, we live in paradise. Everybody wants to go on vacation to the beach and we live here,\u201d she said. \u201cKnowing they had the festival and the bands, we just wanted to come down and I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll be down here tomorrow as well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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