US Open of Surfing: Longboarders take center stage, local surfers eliminated

Waves were down from the day before when several surfers suffered broken boards due to the beefy shore break, but there were still plenty of waves for the surfers to hunt down during. The Duct Tape Invitational contest brought together 40 of the world’s best male and female longboarders — a classic style of surfing decades ago that in recent years has had a resurgence — to compete at the World Surf League event.