Video: Soft Tops Rule at Anti-Surf Contest in San Clemente

Jade Eckardt
·1 min read

Surfing can definitely be too serious these days.

While pros were surfing seriously in Tahiti, the "softer side of surfing" came out last weekend at the Red Bull Foam Wreckers Anti-Surf Contest in San Clemente at T-Street.

It looked like a fun day for everyone with kids, adults, Kalani Robb, and other pros ripping on soft tops.

Red Bull posted the video above, captioning it :

"Foam is your friend. We're live at the Red Bull Foam Wreckers for all the crazy, looney, in your face, foam fueled action."

Red Bull describes the contest as, "The anti-surf-contest surf contest where only soft-boards are allowed and anyone can win. Minimal rules and maximum fun, just bring yourself and some friends."

The goal was to bring a wacky, fun vibe to the beach for a light-hearted event instead of a fierce, tough competition.

Mission accomplished.

Here's how it works. Before each heat, surfers spin the Wheel of Shred to determine which Catch Surf soft-board model they're going to rip on. Then they’ll paddle out with 6-10 of their closest (new) friends all on different soft-boards and proceed to stake their claim as the most “unique” soft-board surfer of the next 15 minutes.

What a refreshing approach to competitive surfing.

There's a few more Foam Wreckers happening through the end of the year in Florida and Hawaii.

It looks like everyone had a good time. The comments show it too:

"Can't wait for each Show. This is better than the WSL 💯 😌 ❤️ 💪🏽 🤙🏼," one viewer wrote.

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