1968 Santa Cruz AAAA
- Winner(s):
- Dale Dobson, Joyce Hoffman
- Governing Body:
- Western Surfing Association (WSA)
![Dale Dobson. Photo: Brad Barrett](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/0d2b94f57eb45cd8d6d34a06ae929755b35b8314-900x506.jpg?w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Dale Dobson. Photo: Brad Barrett
![Santa Cruz Rivermouth. Photo: Brad Barrett](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/9e87f9e1200143a53ca53f4f40cfa3f0b9256bdb-900x506.jpg?w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Santa Cruz Rivermouth. Photo: Brad Barrett
![Runner-up Margo Godfrey. Photo: Brad Barrett](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/0072c48705305a49961bb104cd79fedc34b3fac4-900x506.jpg?w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Runner-up Margo Godfrey. Photo: Brad Barrett
![Peter Johnson, 3rd place. Photo: Brad Barrett](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/76fc776c414af11e5f8798f4e04e36fdba3c0f59-900x506.jpg?w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Peter Johnson, 3rd place. Photo: Brad Barrett
![Winner Joyce Hoffman. Photo: Brad Barrett](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/2130f78ff47542e3bb4688b13ab86de4418a6a8b-900x506.jpg?w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Winner Joyce Hoffman. Photo: Brad Barrett
![Winner Dale Dobson](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/f2f8f09d51da00ce3a91dfac461e3663b4de904f-900x506.jpg?w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Winner Dale Dobson
“The First AAA: A New Day for Surfing,” Drew Kampion, SURFER, July 1968 Rivermouth, in the early, cold Santa Cruz shadows, quiet as a box of cotton except for the cold, sharp sound of the waves heaving and spilling in the early morning void. It is a new day; the sun is up, slightly, from the horizon. The sky is clear, a zinc sheet; the water deep blue and crisp. Dew streams from the rear windows ...
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