Cape Kiwanda Longboard Contest in Pacific City
Cape Kiwanda Longboard Contest offers a great combination of
live music, good beer, and of course longboard surfing.
The Cape Kiwanda Longboard Contest is usually held the first full weekend of August on the beach of Pacific City,Oregon on the Oregon coast. You can go to Pacific City Directions for information on how to get there.
Design innovations and a new appreciation for the grace and poise of surfing a longer board has lifted the art of longboarding back into the limelight
and more importantly, back into the minds of serious surfers who are looking to expand their wave riding experience. The first-half of this guide covers
the basics of longboard equipment, wave selection, courtesy, and surfing technique through standing up. The second part gets into intermediate and advanced
longboarding skills including: cross-stepping, trimming, turning, turning maneuvers, essential noseriding, and finally, some of the breathtaking tricks that
the pros execute so flawlessly. The key points are brought home with a stripped down text and photos featuring some of the best longboard surfers on earth,
including Ted Robinson, Colin McPhillips, Jeff Kramer and Mark Stewart.
The Cape Kiwanda Longboard Contest is usually held the first full weekend of August on the beach of Pacific City,Oregon on the Oregon coast. You can go to Pacific City Directions for information on how to get there.