1958 Makaha International Surfing Championships

"2 Californians Cop Surf Titles," by Carl Machado, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Dec 1, 1958 Those who claim Hawaii to be the surfing center of the world were surprised in the International Surfing; Championships yesterday at Makaha Beach when Californians won both the men’s and women’s surfing titles. The largest single-day crowd in the history of the event, an estimated 15,000 fans, witnessed yester...