66 surfers break world record by piling onto a huge surfboard

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As if hanging ten weren't difficult enough, try hanging 660.

On Saturday, 66 surfers piled onto a 42-foot-long surfboard off the shores of Huntington Beach, California, affectionately nicknamed Surf City, to break the Guinness World Record for "Most People Riding a Surfboard at Once." Because the previous record, 47 people, just wasn't enough.

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#BigBoardHB World record! 66 people for 13 sec ride. #SurfCityUSA pic.twitter.com/4tOCY7ds3U— Cary Strouse (@cbstrouse) June 20, 2015

The group had to successfully stay on the board for at least ten seconds in order to break the record.

The event was organized as part of a Surf City USA event for International Surfing Day.

Perhaps next year those 66 surfers will blow everyone's minds by actually riding a wave!

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