Editing Laguna Beach, California (section)

==Sports==
[[File:Lagunabeach III.jpg|thumb|Goff Cove]]

Laguna Beach has a surfing history centered on a five-block stretch of rocky reefs between Brooks and St. Ann's streets.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/surf-530717-laguna-beach.html|title=Corky: Laguna enjoyed surf scene all its own|last=Carroll|first=Corky|date=October 11, 2013|work=Orange County Register|page=Home|access-date=March 31, 2017}}</ref> The Brooks Street Surfing Classic, begun in 1955, is a "contender for the world's longest running surf competition," according to the Encyclopedia of Surfing.<ref name="EoS">{{cite book|last1=Warshaw|first1=Matt|last2=Finegan|first2=William|url=http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/brooks-street-surf-classic|title=The Encyclopedia of Surfing|date=November 7, 2005|publisher=Mariner Books|isbn=9780156032513|page=86|access-date=March 31, 2017|archive-date=April 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401232928/http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/brooks-street-surf-classic|url-status=dead}}</ref>  The competition is held only when peak swell conditions occur during a four-month-long window in the summer and has been held 52 times from 1955 to 2015. Participation is open only to Laguna Beach residents.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://lagunabeach.patch.com/groups/sports/p/brooks-street-surf-classic-finally-happens-after-a-twosummer-wait|title=Brooks Street Surf Classic Finally Happens After a Two-Summer Wait|last=Kane|first=Rich|date=June 10, 2013|work=Laguna Beach Patch|access-date= April 1, 2014}}</ref>  Notable participants have included [[Hobie Alter]], [[Mickey Munoz]], and [[Tom Morey]].<ref name="EoS" />

Started in 1976, the 'Vic' Skimboarding World Championship is held at Aliso Beach in Laguna Beach and is the longest running skim boarding contest on the pro circuit.<ref>{{cite news|title=Best skimboarders in the world to hit Laguna Beach|first=Laylan|last=Connelly|newspaper=Orange County Register|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/year-362544-beach-sport.html}}</ref>

The Laguna Open Volleyball Tournament began in 1955 and, according to tournament directors, it is the second oldest volleyball tournament in the United States.<ref name="RIZK">{{cite news|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/beach-512405-tournament-laguna.html|title=Laguna Beach Open returns to Main Beach|last=Rizk|first=Gabriel|date=August 21, 2013|work=Orange County Register|access-date=March 31, 2017}}</ref> Participants have included several Olympic gold medalists, including [[Chris Marlowe]], [[Dusty Dvorak]], [[Scott Fortune]], [[Dain Blanton]] and [[Gene Selznick]], who won the first seven competitions.<ref name="RIZK" />