Photo Gallery: Sights of the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)
Forrest Minchinton looks at his progress as he demonstrates how to shape a surfboard during the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing on Tuesday.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Surfing pioneer Paul Strauch speaks Tuesday in Huntington Beach beside state Sen. Janet Nguyen, second from right, and Huntington Beach Mayor Mike Posey, right, as they announce that Sept. 20 will be California Surfing Day.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Huntington Beach Mayor Mike Posey greets former surfing champion Jericho Poppler at Tuesday’s announcement of Sept. 20 as California Surfing Day.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)A family walks past a grandstand Tuesday at the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Fabio Taeliferri and friend Lila Rodriquez pretend to surf in the “Surfer Says” workout program in the Van Doren Village at the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Beachgoer Janice Miller beats the heat with an umbrella Tuesday during the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Three musicians form an impromptu band in the Van Doren Village during the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing on Tuesday.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Forrest Minchinton demonstrates how to shape a surfboard during the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing on Tuesday in Huntington Beach.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)Children pose for a photo in front of the sand sign at the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing on Tuesday.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)