For those of you who love your Harbour boards, there’s a surf day coming up just for you.

The Harbour Surf Day - a day set aside for Harbour surfboard enthusiasts to celebrate Seal Beach shop owner Rich Harbour- is coming up on Saturday at tower 20 at Bolsa Chica State Beach.

The day started a few years back when a few Harbour owners were chatting on a message board and decided to get together to check out each other’s boards, and share some waves. Now celebrating the 7th Harbour Surf Day, the gathering at the last event drew 50 Harbour owners who get together on the sand.

“Harbour Day is for everyone, young and old, Harbour Owners, non-Harbour Owners, non-surfers, anybody who enjoys a good time with a positive attitude is welcome,” reads a blog announcing the event.

Harbour is celebrating 50 years of surfboard shaping. He started making boards after someone snagged his board, and he had to come up with a way for a new one. Knowing his parents wouldn’t fork over cash for a new one, he proposed the idea of making one to his dad, who worked as head of tool and dye for Douglas Aircraft.

He’s one of the few shapers that still does the work in the back of the shop. Here’s an article I had from last year’s event.

The event starts at dawn and goes into the afternoon. A group photo of Harbour owners happens at 10 a.m. A raffle will be held at around 11:30 a.m., and there will be food to grub.

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