A photo of me at Pipeline taken 43 years ago in 1977. The board is a single fin round pin that I shaped from a Clark Blank glued up with a Dick Brewer rocker. When ordering Blanks from Clark Foam they offered various rockers & I always chose the stock Brewer…
Part 2, following on from my Instagram story this morning .. Photos of the bottom & this boards history …. Terry Callahan @terrycallahan1 who lives in San Francisco contacted me recently concerning the board in this photo which he had bought…
I write a lot of Instagram’d story’s but this one is special … Terry Callahan @terrycallaghan1 who lives in San Francisco contacted me recently concerning the board in this photo which he had bought in the late 1970’s. He saw…
About to paddle out for a heat during the Offshore Pipeline Masters in December 1982. I was riding a 7’4″ long Swallow Tail Single Fin with a flat panel Vee bottom. I shaped, sprayed & glassed it The Swallow was really narrow, I think it was…
A shot of me taken during the Offshore Pipeline Masters in December 1982. I’m kinda in the backside tube stance holding the rail on the shoulder !!!… I couldn’t have got any further ahead of the barrel if I’d tried. I just hope I…
From top to bottom in my shaping room Racks. A 1979 Retro Single Fin Round Pin. Bushranger 3 Rounded Square & a 1980 Retro Pro Twin Fin. The Single Fin is finished & then other two are nearly finished. @burfordblanks @surfboardempire @slimesboardstore…
Nat Johnsen’s collection of MR Retro models. @anothery From Left to Right, 6’0″ 1980 Retro Twin Fin. 1978 Retro Twin Fin. Spoe’s 6’4″ 1980 Retro Twin Fin. 1976 Retro Wing / Pin Single Fin. This board was built for…
This photo was taken in 1976 at “Off The Wall” in Hawaii. The Quiksilver shorts were my very first pair & were custom made. Quiksilver founders Alan Green & John Law let me pick the colors for them from the bolts of fabric in the back of…
For sale, A 1979 Retro Single Fin model. This replica model is not currently available to order. It’s 6’8″ long, 20″ wide & 23/4″ thick. Retro rocker & thickness distribution with a beak nose. Flat panel Vee bottom.…
A 40 or 41 year old shot of me at Haleiwa in December 1979 or 1980 ? during the World Cup event. During the late 1970’s & early 80’s the World Cup was the final event of the IPS World Tour & it usually decided the world champ race. There were…