Long Beach surfing has found its new king and queen

The City of Long Beach, in cooperation with Skudin Surf, hosted the annual King and Queen of the Beach kids surf contest over the weekend. The contest, which is in memory of Daniel Bobis and Brian Ward, was held on Sept. 8 on the Riverside Boulevard beach.

Surfers age 17 and younger all took to their boards, riding waves and showing off their skills. There were many contestants, with the winners in each age group getting an entry into next week’s UnSound pro surfing tournament.

While many kids were celebrated for their surfing, only two can be named King and Queen of the Beach. This year’s king was Aidan Trainer, who really showed off his skills. This year’s queen was Charlie Gallo, who rode the waves to perfection.

Long Beach is truly a city filled with skilled surfers, but for now, these two will be on top of the city’s surfing totem pole.