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This last week, the US Open of Surfing was bigger than anyone could have ever imagined. After setting the bar higher than ever last year, many thought the event was as big as it could get. Ha, so much for that!

The week-long surf contest/party/madhouse/spectator’s dreamland blew through the stratosphere of what people thought a surf event could do. Hundreds of thousands from all over gathered to take in what the streets and beaches Huntington Beach had to offer. It was quite the spectacle….

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Check out the hords of humans running rampant on the streets of HB… Could you stay comfy amongst all this?

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Saying things weren’t any less crowded on the beach would be quite the understatement… Can you spot our intern surviving amongst the madness? Good thing he had his Beer Cozys on to keep calm and collected.

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On Thursday, Sanuk got in on the action by stoking out hundreds (maybe even thousands) of rapid fans at Huntington Surf and Sport‘s Autograph Signing! As the line grew, so did the smiles. Groms, girls and grandpas were all pumped to see surf team riders Alek Parker, Balaram Stack, Timmy Turner, Peter Mel, Torrey Meister and Phillip Goold sign, sticker and chat on the warm afternoon…

The Sanuk Surf Team passing on smiles one signature at a time.

Torrey, Alek and Timmy ending up on a lovely lady’s Facebook somewhere….

It’s a rough life, but somebody’s gotta live it!

Looks like all that So Cal sun has put a little shade above Balaram’s lip…

What a week! For more coverage than you can even imagine slunk on over to www.usopenofsurfing.com

This week, The US Open of Surfing has been a madhouse. Huntington Beach has already seen its fair share of humans stroll through…and it’s only Friday.

Thursday night, Blackbull Chophouse threw a Coors Light shindig with Donavon Frankenreiter as the centerpiece. Donny kicked out all the classics with bandmates Ken Garcia and Matt Grundy.

There was even an impromptu cameo by international man of mystery, Rob Machado.

The place was packed to the brim as Donny brought down the house in true sing-a-long fashion. Here’s a couple stills our intern, Adam, snagged along the way:

Stay tuned for more coverage from the US Open!

Last weekend, The Rip Curl GromSearch dropped it like it was hot at 9th Street in Huntington Beach. Thanks to a playful south swell in the water, the groms had a field day out there. In the ladies 16/under final, wave selection was difference between tears or triupmh. The final went back and forth until the horn sounded. Sanuk’s 12-year old Malibu local, Frankie Harrer, came out on top of the slugfest with a big time 1st place result! With this momentum, Frankie is psyching to claim a solid spot in Puerto Rico for the GromSearch National Finals. Yeah, Frankie!

Frankie (second on the left) hangin’ with the boys.

For all the post event coverage you could possibly handle-  visit Surfing Magazine, Surfline,and/or ripcurl.com/gromsearch

Hoot! Hoot! No, that’s not the guy you dropped in on calling you off the wave…It’s the night owl and he’s bigger than ever! Nightwalkers, it’s time to grab your infrared goggles, neon wax and a whole lot of caffeine because Project Save Our Surf is about to take night-surfing to a whole new level.

Can you say “24-hour surf-a-thon”?

Photo via: Project Save Our Surf

Project Save Our Surf has been on a mission to recruit nocturnal gnar-shredding surf squads for great cause. Founder, Tanna Frederick understands there are “a lot of people who think that night-time surfing is sacred”.

As a Santa Monica native and avid ocean-enthusiast, Tanna began to see just how much havoc pollution has been reeking at her home break. With Project Save Our Surf, her goal is to “bring people together, celebrating our oceans, and figure out what are our steps going to be from a positive standpoint”.

Project SOS’s newest and biggest mission to date will happen this weekend in Huntington Beach, California. That’s right, Surf City USA will host Project Save Our Surf’s newest event called, SURF 24, a full-fledged mash-up of professional and celebrity surfers all battling it out in a 24hr surf-a-thon. The end goal is to increase public awareness on the perils of ocean pollution.

Tanna collaborated with surf legend Pete “PT” Townend to make a surf event truly off the beaten path. Project SOS is a festival and entertainment event all wrapped into a big fundraiser. Tanna says, the event “isn’t just about competition. It’s about preserving our oceans”. Huzzah!

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SURF 24 will run through Saturday night and into the wee hours of Sunday morning (which just happens to be International Surfing Day). Fear not creepy-crawlies, the midnight water will be lit with huge stadium lights.

On top of the contest, Surf 24 will have nearly 40 eco-village booths, six bands crankin’ tunes, and even a grassy knoll showing of 80’s surf classic North Shore. Project Save Our Surf will be donating Surfrider Foundation, Heal the Bay, and Inside the Outdoors Foundation. Many members from the Sanuk team will be there. So come get weird! Even if you cannot make it down, you can help raise money either by making donations at the event or skipping over to the Project Save Our Surf webby.

Make note surfnauts and friends of the environment, SURF 24 definitely has some magic up its sleeves. For full the 411 pop on over to their site…

Via 1 Hour in HB – Balaram tearing in up in Huntington Beach.