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Dewey Weber
Transition Era LogoA variation of this Weber logo appears on Nat Young’s transition era surfboard that he rode on the North Shore during the winter of 1969. Nat made the July cover of Surfer riding...
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Swingin' Tikis' Surfing Heritage Fundraiser
SHF Founder Dick Metz, Board President Bob Mardian, and Swingin' Tikis Dominic TucciA huge THANK YOU to Dominic and the Swingin' Tikis for a wonderful event! A great time was had by all the attendees,...
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Vicki William's Balsa Kivlin Semi Gun
Vicki Flaxman (Williams–she is married to Van Williams, TV’s Green Hornet) was one of a handful of female Malibu surfers back in the late 1940s-early 1950s, along with Claire Cassidy, Aggie Bane...
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San Onofre, Easter 1944
Left to right - John Biehl, Ken Haygood, Jack "Woody" Ekstrom, and Brian Smith, sitting in the shallows at San Onofre on Easter in 1944. Surfing slowed way down during this period—the war years—with...
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Dewey Weber Exhibit
Exhibit Now ClosedThe much-anticipated biography of flamboyant surfing legend Dewey Weber (1938-1993) is the inspiration for an exhibition at Surfing Heritage Foundation. The exhibition, Little Man On...
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Pristine Dana Point
Here's a shot of "Killer Dana" on more of a perfect rather than killer day, back before the harbor, piers, or any other man-made obstructions. They say the diving was "killer" too!This is a slightly...
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A Pat Curren Spear
Dick Metz with the Pat Curren gun. Dick drove to Santa Barbara to pick this board up.If you've been up to The Endless Summer Bar at the Santa Barbara harbor and eyed the Pat Curren gun, you already...
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Harry Chandler and the Surfing Chandler Family
This evening, Thursday February 21 at 7 p.m., Harry Chandler will talk and present slides and film clips on the surfing history of the Chandler family, and from his book, Dreamers in Dream City. The...
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Hollow Wood Surfboard Building Class at Surfing Heritage
Surfing Heritagehas partnered with Grain Surfboards to offer a class on how to create your very own, hand built, hollow wooden surfboard. The 4-day board building class will take place here in San...
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Surfing Heritage is open from 11AM until 5PM, Mon-Sat
The exhibit is down and will be at the Inspiration show at the Grey Goose Hanger at the Queen Mary, Long Beach!CLICK HERE to order your copy of Surf To Skate online!The authors of Surf To Skate have...
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Vintage Bodyglove Wetsuit
This wetsuit was only worn once by Tom Brockmiller, who decided surfing wasn't his cup of tea. His son Brandon had the same suit but wore his to pieces, and decided Surfing Heritage was a proper final...
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Kelly May Have 11 World Titles...
13,000 and counting By Drew Kampion Sounds like an ad:Winds: 39 mphWater temp: 49Swells: 18 foot13,000 days in a row surfing (as of April 6, 2011)Dale Webster (aka “Daily Wavester”) has been surfing a...
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An Evening With Legendary Film Maker Jack McCoy
THANK YOU JACK AND ATTENDEES!What a special evening—Jack spoke about his filmmaking process, in an informal setting—with slides and clips from his long and amazing career. Jack has completed his 25th...
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Those who leave to soon...
Andy "AJ" Jones also passed away this week. Here's a shot of AJ from back in the day and some details on his service. We'll be posting more info and remembrances soon.Longtime supporter and good friend...
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Lance Carson Portrait by John Durant
Photographer, John Durant, donated this amazing portrait of Malibu legend, Lance Carson at home in his other element, the shaping room. Lance's "living room", would be on the nose of a surfboard. Click...
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100 Year Old Book on Surfing
The exhibition, The Surf Riders of Hawaii, features the Gurrey family's personal edition of the book. It is being loaned by the Gurrey family for the exhibition, which will also include reproductions...
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Gordie "Banjo" Model
Gordie Duane, shaping a board, April 26, 1963. Photo: LeRoy GrannisSurfing magazine published a “shapers tree” that documented our surfboard industry’s shapers up to that point in time. There were...
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Surfboard For Our Next Auction
Jim "The Genius" Phillips crafted this amazing creation for our auction. Unfortunately it wasn't finished in time, so we'll be including it in the next one, in 2015. This beauty has 13 balsa stringers...
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Nearly 40 years ago
Another from the Joe Bright Collection. Ke Iki Reef, March, 1974. Can't be sure but could that be Mark Liddell and Buttons Kaluhiokalani (or maybe Larry Bertlemann) checking it out?please visit...
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Cooperfish Surfboard Show
EXHIBIT OPEN THROUGH MAY 8Gene Cooper and Cooperfish Surfboards make some of the most sought-after, beautifully crafted surfboards that you'll find anywhere—if you can get your hands on one that's been...
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