Surfest Also Has ISF Surfing & Bodysurfing Championships And Other Events & Activities By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com South Bay Blogger To many in the South Bay, the International Surf Festival – or Surfest for short – means only one thing. And that is the Charlie Saikley 6-man beach volleyball tournament. But there is actually more – much more – to the … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man 2010 The Crackdown Year
Popular Costume Beach Volleyball Gets Spiked In 2010, the city of Manhattan Beach – led by the police chief – implemented a crackdown on the the Charlie Saikley 6-man beach volleyball tournament, which had become the top singles party event in the South Bay. This PubClub.com article looks at the arguments and provides responses based on fact. As predicted, with the … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-man 2009 Review Magnum PI Wins Surfest
Beach Volleyball In Costumes In A Big California Bash Here is PubClub.com's review of the 2009 6-man, when there were hundreds of teams, thousands of spectators and it was still a party. The best beach party in L.A. – rivaled only in Southern California by the Over-the-Line in San Diego, is the annual Manhattan Beach Charlie Saikley 6-man beach volleyball tournament … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-man Surf Festival Glory Days Party Guide
The Ultimate Southern California Beach Bash Forget what you see now, take this flashback trip down memory lane to the heyday of this wild and crazy beach volleyball tournament in Manhattan Beach CA. This is a look back to the original PubClub.com story on 6-man in its mid- to late- 2000s heyday. It is what Manhattan Beach, CA is all about here in the South Bay of … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 6-Man A Thursday & Friday In 2016
Crazy Dress-Up Beach Volleyball Tournament Creeps Closer To The Weekend The glory days of the Charlie Saikley Manhattan Beach 6-man beach volleyball tournament are as gone as the ol' bar Laz Paz. There are but 12 courts for the 2016 event, extending for a single block. By contrast, at its peak there were 12 legends courts and the tournament stretched from the pier … [Read more...]
Surfest/6-Man Manhattan Beach Signup Deadline Extended
Beach Volleyball Party Gets Deflated By Tuesday-Wednesday Schedule This is what happens when you take a popular weekend event and move it to the middle of the week. You lose people. And, as a result, you lose revenue. In this case, it's a whacky event called Surfest, but known locally as the 6-man. It's a combination of Halloween and beach volleyball, an ideal marriage of … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach 2011 6-Man Party Scene Report Images Alcohol Crackdown
The Annual Volleyball Tournament and Beach Bash Has Security, Crowds, Too Many Barricades, House Parties, and Hulk Hogan I saw Hulk Hogan. Well, he's not really Hulk Hogan. His name is Tall Paul," and he dresses up like Hulk Hogan (looking remarkably like the wresting star), each year for Manhattan Beach, CA's annual zany beach volleyball tournament. Some … [Read more...]