RETURN OF THE HOTDOGGER: Longboard surf contest comes to Manhattan Beach
by Mark McDermott “Let the young hot-dogger have his fun in the shorebreak. A mature man will never remain a hot-dogger.” From “Hot-Dogging vs Classic Surfing,” SURFER, Sept. 1966, by Sam Reid, as preserved in the Encyclopedia of Surfing. “Most surfers agree that there are two predominant styles in surfing. The stylist concentrates on exactness and control. He retains control throughout the ride and purposely limits his actions. The hot-dog surfer remains the master. He is an accomplished small-wave rider. Being able to maneuver quickly and easily on small wave betters his chances of becoming a small rider in all types of surf. A hot-dogger develops his reactions until they’re almost instinctive because he is able to ride any type of swell with greater confidence.” Dewey Weber, in Surfing magazine, uncertain date, as preserved in the Encyclopedia of Surfing. The Hotdogger is back, and back where it belongs, at the Manhattan Beach Pier. This year’s Hotdogger features art by Brian Bent based on the Dewey Weber Surf Classic held at the MB Pier in the early 80s. The surf contest, formally known as the Subaru Pacific Hotdogger Championship, ran for five years ending in 2019, south of…
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