The idea to create the LeiOut tournament originated from a meeting by the local nonprofit organization LAOUT in 1998, in which everyone there agreed it was time to host a premiere Ultimate tournament in Los Angeles. Alex David brought up the Wildwood Beach Ultimate tournament (at the time it had only been around a couple of years in New Jersey). Everyone thought a beach tournament was a good idea so they decided to give it a shot. It would be the first such event on the West Coast, a pretty big accomplishment considering the newness of Beach Ultimate. They chose MLK Jr. weekend because of the Monday holiday and because it was before the club Ultimate season started. Canada Gordon volunteered to be TD. It took a lot of people to make it happen, but it was a success.

They named it LeiOut because they wanted a luau feel with BBQ and leis that first year. They tried the tournament initially at Dockweiller Beach and Zuma Beach before bringing it to Santa Monica Beach in the fourth year, where it stayed through 2017. There was experimentation and growing pains each year, but the name LeiOut and the general party vibe stuck.

Canada stepped down as TD after LeiOut 2004. In 2005, Brian Calle was appointed the new TD and subsequently helped propel the tournament to become one of the largest beach party tournaments in the world during his tenure. Brian continued to run the event through 2018 when LeiOut first moved to Huntington Beach–a (successful) move to get LeiOut’s notorious Saturday night party back on track. The event had become detached from and was run separately of LAOUT (though always relying on a core of volunteers from the community) for many years before Andy Bandit was handed the TD reins for LeiOut 2019. Andy ushered the event back under LAOUT’s wings, ensuring that all proceeds from the event would flow back into supporting local Ultimate.

Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to cancel LeiOut 2021. Grant Boyd took over as TD in 2021 to begin preparing LeiOut 2022, immediately forming a Health Advisory Committee comprised of a scientist as well as public health and equity experts to help guide the LeiOut organizing team. Amidst the arrival and surge of the Omicron variant — unexpectedly evading vaccines at alarming rates –, and at the strong recommendation of the Health Advisory Committee, LeiOut’s organizing team cancelled the 2022 event.

2023 & 2024 were a triumphant return to the beach party tournament we all love so dearly, LeiOut. With over 15 local staff and nearly 100 volunteers, the LeiOut team continues to grow the event as a fundraiser supporting both LAOUT (LA’s local adult nonprofit ultimate org) and Southern California Youth Ultimate (SCYU). Cheers to LeiOut’s past, and party on to LeiOut’s future!

Champion Runner-up Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists
2020 Sam’s Slams Woodies in LA Kikko Socks
Cut Camp
Mandy’s
Nancy and the Sunshines
Damp
Get Off Our Cake
2019 Nancy and the Sunshines CUT Camp North American Spotted Catbears
Shane’s Blaines
In It to Twin It
Kamp Kahyee
Posse
Woodies in LA
2018 Woodies in LA Nancy and the Sunshines CUT Camp
North American Spotted CatBears
Camp Kahyee
Eat Cake
MS Paint
ManBeerPig
2017 2017 WBCU Mixed Team Woodies in LA (did not capture
due to rain)
(did not capture
due to rain)
2016 Team ERIC 1 North American Spotted CatBears Globo Gym
Humiliswag
Cool Muscles
DTD
ManBeerPig
Mixed Cake Masters
2015 Re-Mix Astely USA Mixed Masters Quattro Formaggi
Woodies in LA
3rd Team All_Region
ManBeerPig
Star-Bellied SneetchesTeam ERIC 1
2014 Dylan It SWARioKart CGNU
Liver Buds
Ambush Paddington
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SportsCenter
Tomfoolery
2013 SportsCenter Thrift Shop Portmanteaurrific
SWARines
CGNU
Churchill Downs
Sea Horses
Woodies in LA
2012 Swaroon 5 Strawberry Love SportsCenter

Woodies in LA

CGNU

DTD

Marmalade

Sand Ninjas

2011 Sb Antimony IV CGNU Strawberry Love

Woodies in LA

Car Bomb!

Marmalade

Old Pueblo All Stars

SportsCenter

2010 Car Bomb! The Polar Bears CGNU

Strawberry Love

D Rex

Posse

Sb Antimony III

Yes, Brian Calle is Available

2009 Crazy Go Nuts Univ. Antimony Car Bomb!

Sunny D

Bizzario

Political Liability

Strawberry Love

Woodies in LA

2008 Antimony Marmalade Car Bomb!

Crazy Go Nuts Univ.

Brown, BLU & Beyond

Hurt Locker

Lick My Love Pump

Woodies in LA

2007 Brown and Blu Crazy Go Nuts Univ. Barrio

Car Bomb!

Andrea Kelly Experience

Lick My Love Pump

Run’s House

Woodies in LA

2006 Crazy Go Nuts Univ. Car Bomb! From the Block

Steve Dugan Experience

Brown and Blu

Marmalade

Suck ‘Em

Woodies in LA

2005 Mr. Briefcase Woodies in LA Car Bomb!

Marmalade

Crazy Go Nuts Univ.

Lick My Love Pump

Nuff Said

Red Sock Nation

2004 Car Bomb! Woodies in LA Nuff Said

Say What!

The Monkeys

Trigger

Weapons of Ass Destruction

Westside Postal

2003 Car Bomb! Beee-ach The Franchise
Woodies in LA
Barrio
Bathe Grandpa
Grit
Say What!
2002 2/2 div. Beee-ach
2002
3/1 div.
Grit Woodies in LA
2001 2/2 div. Beee-ach
2001
3/1 div.
She Sells Sea Shells
2000
2/2 div.
Beee-ach Southern Comfortable Pele Mana
Sweathogs
Afro Beets
Gravy Train
Light, Flaky & Delicious
SNL
2000
3/1
div.
Woodies in LA Landsharks Gaviota Gulls
Sassafras
Cazzo Guardi
Get Leid
Ho-Dogs
Huck Finn

Beee-ach won the 2/2 division in the first Lei Out in 2000.

Original Concept, 10/28/99