1966 Malibu Invitational

"Where Were You, Mickey," Bill Cleary, SURFER, Jan 1966

On the 11th of September, a thousand people came to Malibu for the afternoon. Maybe even a few more. There was a contest going on—the Malibu Contest, unlike all other California contests because it’s a Club Invitational.

For those of you who’ve forgotten, the Malibu meet was the week after the Ocean Beach Contest, the week before the L.A. County Championships at Zuma, two weeks before the West Coast Championships at Huntington, and thr...