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RIP Hobie Alter, 1933-1914, a True Innovator
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Early Overhead Shot of Rincon
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Rick Griffin Surfboard
Tom and Anastasia Bernardy with the Griffin Board
As with almost any grom growing up in the 60's in the Southern California, I knew Rick Griffin from Murphy and the iconic surf movie posters like 5 Summer Stories and Pacific Vibrations. And there he was at a party at a friend's house in the early 80's. After working up the nerve to approach this real live artist, I went up and introduced myself, expecting a condescending nod and a so what "sure". But I was totally taken aback by Rick when he treated me as a long lost buddy. When the conversation turned to where he was surfing these days, the answer surprised me, he hadn't surfed for a while and didn't even have a wetsuit anymore. Having a brother that was the O'Neill wetsuit rep solved that issue and soon we were surfing 3 to 4 days a week down at Church and Trestles. After the surf sessions, we would hang out at his laboratory, he would also take me to different rock and artsy events. This continued for about 3 years and then as quickly as it started, poof, he was gone—he had moved to San Francisco.
I didn't hear from him for a year or more and then one day after surfing I came home to find Rick waiting for me. He said he wanted to thank me for getting him back out in the water and he had decided that he wanted to draw something that I could put on my board the next time I got one made. As fate would have it, I was having a custom board made by Jeff Timpone which was going to be glassed that day. I called Jeff and I told him a friend wanted to paint something on the board before it was glassed. Jeff said, "not cool, the board already has my name, Timpone on it". But when I told him it was Rick Griffin, he thought I was kidding. I said we'd be right over to get the board and when we got there, the hallway leading into Jeff's shop was lined with guys he must have called, all on their knees bowing to Rick as we walked in. I had no idea who I was hanging with.
For the next 3 days, Rick worked on a little 3 x 5 inch drawing which he drew over and over on a piece of tracing paper until he got it perfect. Then he taped off the nose of the board with Masking tape and transferred the drawing onto the board. Using a razor blade, he cut the masking tape along the lines he drew and airbrushed the lines. The next day he came back and hand painted the detail and then the board was sent back to Timpone for glassing.
Before Rick would give me the board—he made me take it out and catch at least one wave while he watched—a Baptism. After I caught the wave, poof, he was gone and that would be the last time I saw Rick...
Before Rick would give me the board—he made me take it out and catch at least one wave while he watched—a Baptism. After I caught the wave, poof, he was gone and that would be the last time I saw Rick...
Tom Bernardy
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BEN AIPA EXHIBIT NOW OPEN
Come see Ben Aipa's 50th Anniversary of Shaping the World of Surfing, "IN THE MOMENT", now on display through July.
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A Taste of Late Spring in California
Refugio point on a late Spring Day with a combo SW and WNW swell making for some brilliant blue shoulder high waves. Air temp was 74. A mild Santa Ana made for a low humidity stellar day.
This is where I was taught to surf by my Father. It is also where my wife Donna and I were married in a joint Hawaiian-Chumash ceremony performed by Tom Stone, Blue Wolf and some of our brothers from both Nations two years ago.
Aloha!
David
If you'd like to see more of David's work, or would like to purchase a copy for yourself (and please remember, this is a watermarked, copyright protected image)
David Pu'u Photography/Cinematography
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805 794-0123
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Co-Founder:Ocean Lovers Collectivehttp://oceanloverscollective.
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Commercial licensing: Corbis Images http://www.corbisimages.com/
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Summer Photo Contest - Enter to Win Great Prizes!
 Get SHACC'd Summer Photo Contest Now that summer is here, it's time to get out and have some fun - you might win some cool prizes just for sharing a photo of yourself getting SHACC'd. How to get SHACC'd:
Don't have a SHACC tee?
Once you have your photo, the rest is as easy as Like, Tag, and Win. 2. Tag your photo #SHACC @surfingheritage on Instagram or Facebook 3. That's it...you're entered to win, we'll be giving away an original signed vintage 1960s Endless Summer 11"x17" poster ($600 retail value), and other cool prizes  1960s poster signed by Bruce Brown, Robert August and Mike Hynson SHACC will choose a winner each month - in July, August and September - and announce them in our newsletter, on our website, Facebook page, and Instagram. Our Endless Summer signed poster grand prize winner will be announced September 30th. So start posing, tagging and posting #SHACC @surfingheritage. Not a SHACC member yet? CLICK HERE |
(*please be responsible when creating your photo - you will be automatically disqualified for any acts of vandalism such as tagging or defacing public property) |
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Transition Era Jacobs
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Endless Summer Party At SHACC
Robert August, Mike Hynson and John van Hamersveld will be attending and we'll try to get other VIPs too. We'll be screening some footage that was produced by Bob Bagley for our May event.
6-9pm, $5 for SHACC members, $10 for non-members
At the event, we'll be selling "50th Anniversary Commemorative Endless Summer" posters, signed by Bruce Brown, Robert August and Mike Hynson. We'll also have the "50th Anniversary" event programs from our May 3 event, commemorative tees and the limited-edition Tiki mugs with fired-on "50th Anniversary" decals.
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SHACC· 110 Calle Iglesia · San Clemente · CA 92672
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"North Shore" Screening and Q&A
Friday· July 25 · 7-10pm
Come join us for a screening of the iconic Hollywood surf film, "North Shore" with Gerry Lopez, Gregory Harrison, John Philbin, Matt Alder, Nia Peeples, Randall Kleiser (Producer), and William Phelps (Director) all in attendance!North Shore is a 1987 film about Rick Kane (Matt Adler), a young fictionalsurfer from a wave pool in Arizona, who heads to surf the North Shore of Oʻahu and see if he has the skills to cut it as a pro surfer. A true cult classic! Greg is bringing 2 surfboards from the film to display,
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We're limiting the audience to 80 guests, that means this will sell out fast! Pre-sale for SHACC members only until July 17, tickets available to the general public starting July 18. 949.388.0313 x0
SHACC members $25, non-members $30
SHACC members $25, non-members $30
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SHACC · 110 Calle Iglesia · San Clemente · CA · 92672
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Malibu Back Then
Malibu, 1947. Six of us jump in the Cole brothers’ 1930’s Packard convertible to go surf Malibu and have a girl on the beach take our photo together on a wave. Kit Horn, Buzzy Trent, Peter Cole, Cal Porter, Don McMahon, Corny Cole, and Joe Schecter carrying the balsa redwood (“Old Joe’s” surf break in The Colony was named after him). – Cal Porter
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Dyno Single Fin
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Another Endless Summer Gem
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Book Releases
SHACC will be giving a presentation at the Mingei on September 26, from noon til 1pm. CLICK HERE for more info.
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Huh?
Our photo archivist, Steve Wilkings is always on the hunt for unusual photos on ebay and elsewhere. He came across this recently and couldn't resist. You're welcome!
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John Severson Book Signing
An odyssey through painting, photography, film and publishing
Artist, photographer, filmmaker and creator of SURFER magazine, John Severson, will be signing copies of his new book at SHACC on Thursday, September 25, from 6-9pm.
We'll also be displaying some of John's artwork.
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1960 Makaha International Surfing Championships
Left to right - George Downing, Rabbit Kekai, Conrad Canha, Jamma Kekai (Rabbit's brother), Peter Cole and Wally Froiseth, November 29, 1960. Photo: Clarence Maki
The Makaha International Surfing Championships was an annual surfing competition held at Makaha on the west side of Oahu, Hawaii, from 1954 to 1971, usually in November or December; regarded in the late '50s and early '60s as the unofficial world championships.
Created by Honolulu surfer and restaurant supplier John Lind, and sponsored by the Waianae Lions Club as well as the Lind-founded Waikiki Surf Club, the inaugural Makaha event was a bust: the wave-riding events were cancelled due to lack of surf, leaving just the paddling races. Attendees were all from Hawaii or Southern California. California surfer Flippy Hoffman later recalled that the opening Makaha event was not without drama, as tensions flared between the Makaha surfers and the Waikiki surfers, then between the Hawaiians and the visiting Californians. "They had this luau," Hoffman said, "and a big hassle developed over how to cook the pig. Things got pretty hot. That first contest had a lot of fist-fights and hassles." (Matt Warshaw's Encyclopedia of Surfing)
Created by Honolulu surfer and restaurant supplier John Lind, and sponsored by the Waianae Lions Club as well as the Lind-founded Waikiki Surf Club, the inaugural Makaha event was a bust: the wave-riding events were cancelled due to lack of surf, leaving just the paddling races. Attendees were all from Hawaii or Southern California. California surfer Flippy Hoffman later recalled that the opening Makaha event was not without drama, as tensions flared between the Makaha surfers and the Waikiki surfers, then between the Hawaiians and the visiting Californians. "They had this luau," Hoffman said, "and a big hassle developed over how to cook the pig. Things got pretty hot. That first contest had a lot of fist-fights and hassles." (Matt Warshaw's Encyclopedia of Surfing)
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Pat Curren Surfing Wamea
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COMPLETELY SOLD OUT! Exclusive SoCal Premiere Screening of "Hollywood Don't Surf"
THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT TURNED OUT, IT WAS ANOTHER GREAT EVENT!
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Dick Metz Presentation at the Mingei, Sept 26
SHACC's founder, Dick Metz, will be giving a presentation at the Mingei on September 26, from noon to 1pm. If you haven't checked out this exhibit yet, this is the perfect time to do so, and Metz is one of the most entertaining speakers in the world of surfing!
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"SURF CRAFT - Design and the Culture of Board Riding" opened on the first day of summer, June 21. SURF CRAFT is a unique surfboard exhibition exploring board design from a previously unexamined perspective: in the context of Soetsu Yanagi's mingei philosophy of the importance of craft. Through this lens, the exhibition captures the influences behind American design in board riding, from the alaia boards of ancient Hawaii, to obscure surf bathing boards of England, Japan and Africa, to post-war hydrodynamic planing hulls of Southern California. Innovative board-shapers and surfers of the past and present are highlighted, including legendary surfer Bob Simmons, who died at Windansea in La Jolla in 1954, and renowned San Diegan Carl Ekstrom.
SHACC has loaned 12 boards for this exhibit, including a Simmon's balsa twin fin, an MR twinnie, an Aipa Sting, and an early Simon Anderson Thruster-all gems and worthy of inclusion in this important exhibit.
CLICK HERE for event info
Mingei International Museum
1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101 Tuesday - Sunday 10am-5pm (619) 239-0003
1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101 Tuesday - Sunday 10am-5pm (619) 239-0003
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Rare Velzy Wake Board
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