Approximately 50 surfers will try to set a Guinness Book world record today by riding the world's largest surfboard at Huntington Beach, Calif.

The board, which was created by Australian Nev Hyman, is 40 feet long and weighs more than 1,200 pounds. It was unveiled on Australia's Gold Coast in March, and 47 surfers climbed aboard and caught a wave.

Today during a break in the U.S. Open of Surfing contest, some 50 surfers will try to ride the board in an effort to break the record.

OIL PAINTING RECEIVES TOP BID AT SURF AUCTION

An oil painting from the 1940s received a top bid of $16,200 to highlight the Quiksilveredition Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction last weekend at the Blaisdell Center.

The late Russell Dale Moffett created the 4-foot-by-6-foot painting, which depicted a surfer on a wave at Waikiki.

More than 150 surf-related items were up for bid at the auction, and the bids resulted in sales of more than $300,000. A portion of the sales will be donated to the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association "Junior Guard Program."

The second-highest-priced item was a red surfboard used by Gerry Lopez in the movie "Big Wednesday." It went for $12,200.

Several other classic surfboards received bids of more than $10,000.

Many former champion surfers attended the auction, including Greg Noll, Ben Aipa, Jeff Crawford, Fred Hemmings and Buffalo Keaulana.