Sometimes, we at Boys to Men Mentoring get a wild hair and decide to take on challenges that seem impossible. Our only annual fundraiser, for example, The 100 Wave Challenge, is basically a surfing marathon.
On Saturday, January 23rd, 2016, about 150 San Diego surfers rode 18 waves in unison for nearly two hours in an attempt to override the current World Record for most surfers on one wave (which was 110, set in Cape Town, South Africa). Our esteemed judge was Eric “Bird” Huffman, owner of the legendary Bird’s Surf Shed, and with his crew of counters, pointers, spotters, videographers and photographers, this was a day for the history books, despite missing the World Record by a few surfers.
This first-of-its-kind event was hosted by The Century Club with all proceeds going to Boys to Men Mentoring and had the honor of many reputable vendors volunteering their time and donating their products for our surfers and volunteers. Sponsors included Los Primos, Souplantation, Coca Cola, Dr. Bronner’s, Pacific Records, Swell Coffee Company, 91x, Chick-Fil-A, Troutman-Sanders, and we appreciate the support so very much!
Our best party wave of the One Wave Challenge had 97 surfers standing up for five seconds or longer. Despite Mother Nature’s refusal to play nicely, we had an unbelievable group of experienced surfers in the lineup! Because we narrowly missed breaking the World Record, we will be back out there next year – and this time we WILL break the record!
Get a feel for the day of the event. (One Wave Challenge video by TJ Sinsay)
Also, check out this incredible drone footage! (Video by RedWeb Studios)
Big thanks to The Century Club of San Diego and all of our sponsors!
