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# Hangin’ 10 by the moonlight
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/hangin-10-by-the-moonlight/
- Published: 2004-10-18T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T05:18:19.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Sports, Malibu, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

With 180,000 watts of light focused on the action, the Red Bull 5X made history as Malibu’s first-ever night surfing event was held in reeling, shoulder-high waves at the famous First Point. Five of the sport’s most talented female long-boarders, including Daize Shayne, Mary Osborne, Kassia Meador, Kim Hamrock and Schuyler McFerran, battled it out in a 90-minute expression session.

Instead of the normal surf competition in which each surfer’s performance is critiqued by judges on the beach, the competition allowed the surfers to push the limits of performance without the constraints of typical contest formats. A full film crew recorded all the action in the water, and the surfers themselves determined the winner during a playback session.

Despite the impossibly long nose rides and graceful footwork on display, it was the unique night surfing format that caught the attention of the surfers.

“It was so beautiful on the water,” said veteran pro Kim Hamrock of Huntington Beach, Calif. “Actually it was kind of hard to surf at times because I was just mesmerized watching the bottom and the fish.”

The complete session will air on the FUEL network later this year.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 18, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/101804.pdf?ref=smdp.com)