Author: tarlarner

English major, songwriter, fanzine correspondent, punk rocker, swimmer & bodysurfer, California born, Captain USAR, Bands - No Crisis, Men in Black - LA, Hollywood Dogs, Band Manager - The Stains, The Cynics

2026 Chubascos HB Bodysurfing & Handplaning Championships

AUGUST 8 & 9, 2026

Featuring qualifying heats for IBSA World Championships

Hello Competitors,

Notes from Ben Laurin to prepare for this weekend’s 2026 Chubascos HB Bodysurfing and Handplaning Championships.

The schedule for the 18th Annual Chubascos Bodysurfing Contest is now posted on the Liveheats website! https://liveheats.com/events/525869

Please check the site to view your heat times.

Here are a few important details and updates for this year’s event:

• Location & Start Time: We are hosting the contest on the Southside of the Huntington Beach Pier. We will be starting promptly at 7:30 AM, which is slightly earlier than usual, so please plan accordingly.

• Heat Progressions: Heat progressions have been slightly changed this year. Please inquire when checking in for your heat for more details.

• Food & Drinks: Coffee and donuts will be served each morning. Lunch will feature pizza and cold soda pop each day.

• Volunteer Help: Any help carrying supplies on Friday around noon and after the contest on Sunday would be greatly appreciated!

• Conditions & Surf Report: The water is warm at 70 degrees, and surf will be slowly building all weekend.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to reply directly to this email. Please note that our public relations contact, Tar, may have a slightly delayed response.

Looking forward to a great weekend of contest action!

Aloha!
Chubascos Bodysurfing Association

2025 Chubascos HB Bodysurf/Handplane Championships

Aloha!

Our 2025 contest was held on the South Side of the iconic Huntington Beach pier on August 9th & 10th! A great 2 days on the beach! Our popular, and ever-so-entertaining, Tandem Event was FREE ~ entries taken on the beach.

Go to LiveHeats @ https://liveheats.com/events/386378 to see all heat results. Select the right facing arrow in the specific age group to see the complete results. Below are the results from all finals.

Mahalo & see ya on the sand!

Chubascos Bodysurfing / 17th Annual Chubascos’s Bodysurfing and Handboarding Championships / 9 – 10 August 2025
Finalist Results from the 2025 HB Championships

12 and Under Coed

1 Dalton Horne 9.40
2 Evan Shackleford 8.93
3 Finn Breneman 7.73
4 Noah Donahue 6.54
5 Clover Spagnoli 4.67
6 Grayson White 2.6

Handplaning 19 & Up

1 Edward Sweeney 12.27
2 Tony Sholl 11.76
3 Cameron Castro 11.37
4 David Ford 11.33

Handplaning 18 and Under

1 Michelle Urkov 12.21
2 Ekaitz-Ehukai Hegoas 12.00
3 Jake Shaffer 11.96
4 Alexander Laurin 11.67
5 Chuy Castro 8.80
6 Adalie Ford –

Women’s 40 and UP

1 Meredith Rose 8.50
2 Joanne Zachau 8.40
3 Angely Andrade Vallarta 4.57
4 Melissa Ellis .70

Women’s 19 – 39

1 Jessie Liu 10.34
2 Christina Gasparich 9.87

Women’s 13 – 18

1 Michelle Urkov 11.34
2 Izzy Castro 7.90
3 Georgia Murray 7.53
4 Emma Galaz 7.33

Men’s 60 and Up

1 Steve Coy 9.97
2 John Black 9.30
3 Kevin Weissman 6.64
4 George Burtless Jr 3.66

Men’s 40 – 59

1 Chris Ford 12.40
2 David Ford 11.43
3 Brett Templeman 11.30
4 Spencer Ford 10.73

Men’s 19 – 39

1 Cameron Castro 11.24
2 Aidan Weschler 11.20
3 Toby Bumgardner 10.57
4 Darrin Moret 10.03

Boys 13 – 18

1 Makoa-Gaizka Hegoas 12.54
2 Ekaitz-Ehukai Hegoas 11.33
3 Luke Donahue 9.10
4 Mark Donahue 7.57

Handplane Grand Champion

Edward Sweeney

Women’s Grand Champion

Michelle Urkov

Men’s Grand Champion

Chris Ford

Tandem

Heat 1

1 Adalie Ford Team 8.00
2 Chuy Castro Team 7.50
3 Hayden Michael Team 4.00
4 Jack Bassham Team 4.00
5 Evan Shackleford Team 3.00
6 Alex Dominguez Team 2.00

Heat 2
1 Izzy Castro Team 6.00
2 Makoa-Gaizka Hegoas Team 5.00
3 Rob Donahue Team 4.00
4 Aiden Weschler Team 3.30
5 Alexander Laurin Team 3.00
6 Luke Donahue Team 2.00

Ben Carlson Award

Makoa-Gaizka Hegoas

Meredith Rose