Bruce "Snake" Gabrielson and Friends
US Open Surfboard Championships
Huntington Beach, CA - August 2013

This was a big event for me. The NSSIA was participating in a booth and we had several activities scheduled during the entire competition.


Kali Montero and I at the Grand Stand


Small group of legends at the museum


Partied with the Kim and Susie plus her girls at Aloha Grill first night


These girls had to work at the contest every day

Greek got Duke Aipa and I a bit part in a movie

That's Jack McCoy with Timmy Turner and I

Joel Tudor and his son are good friends

Justin ripped in his longboard event

Knew Jim Angley in the 60s

This guy is an actor

Always good to see Larry Bertleman

Ran into Kim Hamrock and Hunter Joslin several times

Roy Crump and I have been friends since the 60s

Couple of my boys enjoying a real Hawaiian dinner

Can you believe it, John Peck showed up

Sharon Weber is still a class act

Fernando and Jericho

She got into the junior finals

The Booth during a quiet time early

I see Munoz often at events

This surf coach got a great picture with us

This guy is both a surfer and a world martial arts champ

Couldn't resist a picture with this lady

Some nice local surfer kids as background in the movie

Was great to see my old student go into history

Rick "Rockin Fig" Fignetti

Fig and his Lady. Andrea kept stats on my HS surf team years back

First time I have met Shane Dorian

George Draper will never change

Followed Courtney's career since she was young

Have many pictures with Skip over the years

Rick was great announcing at the luau

One of the artists i got a painting from for my museum

A very nice MD I met at the party

Picked up a nice print from Rick Blake for the museum

Gary and Corwin were having a great time

Roy created a great painting for Larry Bertleman

Meadowlark Lemon took on all comers

Dave hilts has done well with Paddleair

Dogetown and Makaha with Kali

Lettey runs the show at ABC Surf School

Won an award from ABC Surf

Katlin is hoping to move to Huntington

Mike Miskin calls me coach

Dave is another of my "kids" from one of my early surf teams

The local pier crew at the parking lot every day


NSSIA Advisors and Members in the Booth


NSSIA Legends at the Autograph Signing
Yvo Chichizola, Kali Montero, Kim Hamrock, Chuck Linnen, Tom Jones, Bruce Gabrielson


Aftermath Cleanup