This year’s annual Surfers’ Hall of Fame induction ceremony is set for Aug. 4 at the plaza on the corner of Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, directly across the street from the Pier, which is where the U.S. Open of Surfing will be going on that week.
The event starts promptly at 9 a.m., is open to the public free of charge and runs until it’s done (normally two to three hours, depending on who they give the mic to).
If you are a devout surfer or have an interest in the history of the sport, then this is a must-see event for you. All kinds of surfing heroes and celebrities show up, and are right there up-close-and-personal for you to meet and talk to.
The SHOF is in its 26th year and is the brainchild of lifetime hardcore local surfer and owner of Huntington Surf & Sport, Aaron Pai.
“The sport of surfing has such an amazing history, spirit and culture all its own. We are super stoked to be able to preserve a part of our surfing history in this unique and special way, for future generations to enjoy. We are here for the love of surfing. That is our main purpose, our passion and our drive behind what we do,” said Pai.
“What a totally amazing class of 2023 Surfers’ Hall of Fame inductees Ítalo Ferreira, Laylan Connelly and Fernado Aguerre are! Each of them have a passion and a love for our sport of surfing and have changed the world and made it a much better place! We are super excited to celebrate their achievements and contributions to our sport of surfing,” Aaron went on to say.
In my last column, I talked about our own Laylan Connelly, who just happens to be a fellow surf reporter here at The Orange County Register. Next time I will feature Ítalo Ferreira. Today, I would like to tell you about a guy who has had a huge impact on surfing and one who I respect a lot, Fernando Aguerre.
Fernando is originally from Argentina and immigrated to the U.S. in 1984. His mission at the time was to launch, right here in…
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