Stonesteps Surfing Contest · Encinitas, California · Est. 1969
The contest nobody
could stop
No permits. No announcements. Word of mouth only, since 1967. The sheriffs showed up and were outnumbered. This is the archive.
The 1975 archive
Enter the archive → Summer of 1975
Kyle Thomas was 18 years old with a camera on the beach. These are the only surviving photographs of that day. Full article, photo archive, and archival prints.
The Peugh Collection
Coming soon The 1970s, through John Peugh's lens
120 photographs from contest co-founder John Peugh, restored by Kyle Thomas. Confirmed 1979 frames; others circa-1970s. All 120 offered — the tribe decides what matters.