40th Anniversary Reunion and
Exhibit Opening
1968 World Surfing Championship
Huntington Beach International
Surfing Museum in association
with Surf City
Nissan presents The 40th
Anniversary Reunion and Exhibit
Opening of the 1968 World
Surfing
ChampionshipSaturday November 1st, 2008,
3-7pm
411 Olive Avenue, Huntington
Beach, CA 92648
Admission is
free.
Call: 714-960-3483
surfingmuseum.org
The year is 1968. On January 22,
Duke Kahanamoku, the father of
modern
surfing leaves us but is not
forgotten. Richard Nixon is
elected President
and Will Smith is born. The
shortboard revolution is in full
swing and The
Beatles start Apple Records. The
small town of Rincon in Puerto
Rico is
invaded by hundreds of teenagers
who set up and run the 1968
World Surfing
Championships. To celebrate this
historic event, the
International Surfing
Museum will host participants of
the event in a reunion at the
museum. Join
the International Surfing
Museum's effort to build the
Ultimate Surfing
Cultural Museum which will
insure the preservation of this
and other
historic surfing culture moments
for future generations to
remember. The
photographs by Barry Church will
bring back the memories as will
the 1968
ABC Wide World of Sports
coverage which will be available
in limited edition
DVD's. This will be an amazing
opportunity to come and hear
their stories,
talk with the legends and have
them personalize your experience
by answering
questions and autographing
memorabilia. Besides the 1968
Wide World of
Sports DVD the museum will have
posters and event t-shirts
available. The
list of guests are Hawaiian
State Senator Fred Hemmings,
Margo Godfrey
Oberg, Linda Benson, Greg
MacGillivray, Felipe Pomar, Dick
Catri, Mike
Tabeling, George Downing, Skip
Frye, Larry Lindberg, Spider
Wills, David
Nuuhiwa, Richard Graham and
Barry Church. Peter Townend will
emcee the panel
discussion. A written
introduction from Surfing Walk
of Fame Inductee, Drew
Kampion will introduce the new
exhibit.
The opening is November 1st,
2008 at 3pm.
In 1968, Drew Kampion was on his
first assignment from Surfer
Magazine.
Barry Church was on assignment
from a local newspaper as a
staff
photographer. Barry's photos
capture the moments and magic of
the time.
