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Rob Machado Surf Classic Canceled?

JP of Moonlight Glassing writes that the Rob Machado Classic might be shut down this year on his blog, Keep Leucadia Funky.

A North County Times article cites size of crowd, rock music and alcohol as the problems.

Rob sounds upbeat though, he told the NCT… “Our goal is still to pull it off”.

Lets hope so. The event is the only contest I go to. Last years board buildoff is the kind of thing that should happen at all events. Especially when I luck out and win a Tim Bessell fish like I did last year.

Rob Machado

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