(NYT14) SANTA CRUZ, CA -- May 8, 2008 -- VINTAGE-SURFBOARDS-4 -- Competitors scramble for the surf at the start of the paddling race during The Big Stick Surfing Assoc. 2008 Logjam, the world's primier classic longboard surfboard contest held on Apr. 26, 2008 at Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz, CA. (Peter DaSilva/The New York Times)