On Saturday, Pacifica hosted the World Dog Surfing Championships and the thousands of spectators were nearly as delighted as the canine contestants.
PACIFICA -- On Saturday morning Pacifica hosted the World Dog Surfing Championships and, rather than winning medals, the contestants and spectators were in it for the fun.'There's a lot of people here. It's more crowded than I thought it would be,' said Lisa Marquez, who drove in from Fairfield. A group of whales swam just off Linda Mar Beach but that's not why the crowds were there. They came to see something even more rare: dogs on surfboards.
'I'm not sure about the presentation. I try not to pay too much attention to that,' admitted Twedt. 'It's just nice to see all the dogs out there surfing, competing.'The rules were rather nebulous favoring whichever pooch was the most fun to watch. That was fine with the spectators, many of whom waded out into thigh-high water to get a better look.'Just to come out and see it. I've never seen it. It's relatively close so I can check it out,' said Marquez.
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