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Surf Festival and 6-man Volleyball Tournament

The 2008 winners, Smack's Magnum P.I., and the PubClubettes.
Photo: Simon Leung Photography

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Team PubClub and the PubClubettes – The Video.
Film by Pacific Coast Studio. (Full DVD available for purchase)

The PubClubettes of '06 serve 'em up at Surfest.

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It's what Manhattan Beach, CA is all about.

The annual Surf Festival may be curiously named as it is primarily a whacky volleyball tournament, but it combines outdoor competition, a very loose atmosphere and an all-day/all-night party to make it the quintessential Manhattan Beach event.

Photo: Simon Leung Photography

World-class volleyball players, top college stars and disguised AVP pros don costumes as if it were Halloween. In addition to a loose attitude, they bring their incredible skills to a 6-man beach tournament. Among the teams are the "Lakers" in Afro wigs, Magnum P.I., nurses, Matrix (girls in all leather), Boy Scouts, Abraham Lincolns, the Mullets and the Six Kittens. And 2006 marked the debut of Team PubClub and the PubClubettes!

Photo: Simon Leung Photography

The event is held the first weekend of August The 2008 event was Aug. 2-3, And congratulations to Smack Sportwear-sponsored Magum P.I., who won the event for the second time in three years!

The popular tent area of Team PubClub and the PubClubettes.

The rockers rock on and off the courts.

The scenes of Surfest: cheerleaders, a bullhorn babe and more madness.

Even something as simple as winning a point creates wild celebrations.

This is some seriously-skilled volleyball in a definite non-serious setting. The Lakers (officially known as Team Fletch) travel with a portable basketball court and bullhorn and a local Mexican restaurant has Team Bikini, a collection of very scantily-clad cheerleaders. Their cheer – "Drink more beer because you like our rear" – needs no further encouragement.

The PubClubettes can cause quite a stir, so to speak, as they hand out drinks from waitress serving trays to team members from oversized martini glasses between points. Their cheers included "We're not mean, we're not lead. What we are is a drinking team," and "Shot shot, what a shot. The PubClubettes are really hot!" The PubClub team cheer is "Win or Lose, We Booze!"

Each team has a tent serving the types of beverages which inspire creative costumes and play and Euro-style dance music puts the party-minded crowd in full swing. After a day on the beach, then it's a short walk to get spiked at the seaside bars where everyone spends the rest of the day and night trying to be King or Queen of the Beach.

By far, Saturday is the biggest party day. Sunday, most of the party-heavy teams have been eliminated and their tents are empty as they nurse their hangovers. But, when the quarterfinals and semis roll around, people pack the few remaining courts, well stocked on beverages, and kick back to enjoy the show.

A blonde babe and her beer.

The PubClub temporary tattos were everywhere in sight; placement is a key.

Whacky and incredibly skilled athletes take to the Manhattan Beach sand.

See, there IS some volleyball played at Surfest!.

The cheer  – "Drink More Beer Because You Like Our Rear" – is a winner.

We'll get to the bottom of this photo.

The MBFD team was on fire!

That's nice placement of the temporary PubClub tattoo..

Yes, that's rollerskaters on the beach.

And if there's rollerskaters, why not a little Twister?

The top banana?

Transporting Team PubClub's "beach beverages" to the tent.

Team PubClub pre-parties at OB's in Manhattan Beach and Blue 32 in Hermosa.

After the tournament, girls show off their PubClub tattoos at a beachside bar.

Surfest Action Photos

The '05 winners, Magnum P.I. "Smacked" it to Team Fletch, but lost in the '06 rematch

Team photo: Time to celebrate!

There is some serious play going on, as these girls on the go show.

The scene on Saturday.

The Underground Pub's team were WWF characters with their own ring.

In the Shellback Tavern afterward, things tend to get a bit crazy (top, bottom).

Hillary the hottie needs no escaping from this double grasp.

Okay, what's missing here? Right, their drinks!

Next stop on the Party Bus: New Year's Eve in Vegas