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HUNTINGTON BEACH – The story goes that in 2011 a holy man saved the “Gathering of the Tribes” longboard contest at Trestles beach.

The day was cloudy and breezy. The waves small.

Then an elderly man in a robe and sandals stepped onto the beach.

“He blesses the waves and the sun pops through the clouds,” says surfing legend Chuck Linnen, 76, of Huntington Beach.

“And then the waves come up.”

People looked at each other like: Who is this guy?   …  More

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