Malibu Contest circa 1966

Butch and 1966

I've reformatted the chapters on Butch Van Artsdalen and the surfing year 1966.





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1966

1966 Duke Invitational

The first Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship was held on Easter Sunday in 1966. It was named in honor of the "Father of Modern Surfing", Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku. The contest was by invitation only, and featured only 24 of the world's best surfers, a first for modern surf contests. It was broadcast on CBS as a sports spectacular with an estimated 40 to 50 million viewers...