Sixty-six surfers exalt as they set a Guinness World Record Saturday for most riders on a board. They cruise to shore on an 1,100-pound, 42-foot board in Huntington Beach. ///ADDITIONAL INFO: - Photo by MINDY SCHAUER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER - shot: 062015 surfrecord.0621 Two world record attempts - most surfers riding on a board and biggest surfboard ever made in Huntington Beach. The attempt tries to get more than 60 riders on one wave. The board will be pulled out to water by a jet ski.

Sixty-six surfers exalt as they set a Guinness World Record Saturday for most riders on a board. They cruise to shore on an 1,100-pound, 42-foot board in Huntington Beach. ///ADDITIONAL INFO: - Photo by MINDY SCHAUER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER - shot: 062015 surfrecord.0621 Two world record attempts - most surfers riding on a board and biggest surfboard ever made in Huntington Beach. The attempt tries to get more than 60 riders on one wave. The board will be pulled out to water by a jet ski.

Photo by MINDY SCHAUER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

On June 20th, 2015, 66 surfers broke the world record for most people riding a surfboard at once. The feat was accomplished  in Huntington Beach, California.

The biggest surfboard -Weighing in at 1350 pounds, 42′ long and 16″ thick- in the world was used to in the world record.

The previous world record was set in Queensland Australia in 2005. Their board was 39 feet, managing to float 47 surfers.

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