International Surfing Day

Sixty-six surfers attempt to break the record for most people on a surfboard and biggest surfboard, as crowds watch from the beach in Huntington Beach.

(Glenn Gallegly/for the Times)

June 20, 2015 4:12 PM PT

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Crowds gathered in Huntington Beach on Saturday to watch 66 surfers ride a giant board in an attempt to break world records.

Peter Hamborg of Huntington Beach celebrates with his wife, Kathy, after taking a ride on a giant surfboard with 65 other people.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Crowds gather at Huntington Beach as a crane carries a 42-foot surfboard to the water. Sixty-six surfers later rode on the board in an attempt to break world records.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Sixty-six surfers get into position on a giant surfboard near the Huntington Beach pier.

(Frances Lee Ann Schaben/for the Times)

Crowds watch from the pier in Huntington Beach as 66 surfers try to break the world records for the most people on a surfboard and the biggest surfboard.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)