Authors to visit Hermosa Beach Historical Society to talk search for the perfect wave
Surfer Eric Penny prepares to step into the waves at Petacalco in Mexico, a break that Naughton and Peterson discovered on their way back from Central America. Photo by Craig Peterson In the 1970s, Craig Peterson became accustomed to strange looks. He and fellow surf bum Kevin Naughton spent the era travelling the world to surf. At this point, surfing was well established in the popular culture of Southern California. But friends and family were mystified as to why they would head out on the road looking for waves. “People back home thought it all sounded very exotic. Why go way out there and risk so much when you can go surfing in the morning and then have your fast food hamburger, your clean sheets and your girlfriend? That was sometimes a hard thing for people to grasp,” Peterson said. Of course, a wave in Huntington or Hermosa is not the same thing as a wave in Honduras. In far-flung locales, just making it to the surf can be as memorable as a perfect, uncrowded break. Peterson and Naughton will recall their adventures next Thursday, August 11, at the Hermosa Beach Historical Society’s “Happy Hour with History” at the Hermosa Historical Museum. The pair began contributing to…
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