Surf's Up in the Golden State!
Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel
Let's go surfin' now. Everybody's
learning how. Come on and safari with me.
This classic surf song by The Beach Boys might as well be
California's theme song this month since the state proclaimed September 20th as
California Surfing Day.
In a nod to surfing and the impact
it's had up and down California's coast, helping to create the beach culture
that's enjoyed and envied by millions, the state legislature unanimously passed
State Senator Janet Nguyen's resolution to designate an official day to
celebrate and honor the sport.
Diana Dehm, director of the Huntington Beach International Surfing
Museum, was on hand for the resolution's public announcement in Huntington
Beach (Surf City USA) and described it as celebrating "the heart and soul
of the surfing lifestyle."
Nguyen said, "Since surfing was
brought to the California coast in the 19th century, the sport has transcended
beyond the ocean, to impact our language, music, fashion and art. Surfing is a
part of the social economic and coastal fabric of our state." She added
that the surf industry - much of it based in California - generates over $6
billion in annual US retail sales.
Home to countless surf brands,
including Vans, Quiksilver, Volcom, Roxxy, Katin, Hurley, Hobie, and Harbour,
and competitions from the big-wave Mavericks contest in Half Moon Bay to the US
Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, California is a surfer's dream.
So, what are you waiting for? Surf's
up in the Golden State!
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