Hermosa Surfer Walk of Fame, SB Boardrider Big Wave Awards this weekend
by Will Watson SB Boardriders club The 22nd Annual Hermosa Surfer Walk of Fame inductions take place this Saturday, April 25, starting at 11 a.m. on Pier Plaza. This year’s recipients are former pro surfer Laurie Wilson, former team surfer and Haggerty’s Surf Club co-founder Lonnie Argabright, surfboard shapers Tyler Hatzikian and Pat Rawson, and artist John Van Hamersveld, who is best known for his iconic “Endless Summer” movie poster. Former pro surfer, and pro basketball player Laurie Wilson, of Redondo Beach, is among the five 2026 Surfer Walk of Fame inductees. Photo: Hermosa Beach 1971. by B & D PhotosThe inductees will be recognized in advance of the inductions at a party Friday, April 2, at 5 p.m. hosted by the Hermosa Museum at 5 p.m., followed by a short of the five inductees in the Community Theater. Hermosa Surfer Walk of Fame 2026 inductee Pat Rawson with a Rawson gun on the North Shore in 2016. Photo Courtesy of Mallory RawsonFollowing the inductee introductions, the South Bay Boardriders Club will present its annual Big Wave Challenge Awards. Over 200 entries were submitted. Videos of the winning waves and photographs will be screened. This year’s award categories…
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