Gathering of the Tribes
Hosted by the Doheny Longboard Surfing Association, this Coalition of Surfing Clubs competition features Southern California’s best club wave riders on the Trestles and Church surf breaks.
The Coalition of Surfing Clubs was established to address environmental issues that were being battled by surf clubs along the California coast. Some outcomes were successful, some were not. The first meeting was hosted by the Doheny club in March of 1992.
The Gathering of the Tribes is the first of a ten-event series on the SoCal coast. Sponsors expect to draw hundreds of competitors from as many as 18 surf clubs from San Diego to San Francisco. Featuring surfers age 5 to 75 in ten male and ten female categories (including shortboard, longboard, longboard tandem, and standup paddleboard), the family-friendly competition is mostly for bragging rights. By New Year each year, the clubs and competitors are all signed up. As most surf competitions go, there is no charge for spectators and there will be food and drink vendors present. Parking can be found off the old PCH at Beach Club and Basilone roads.