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The surfboards were created by Carl “Tinker” West and Charles Mencel of Mencel Surfboards. The first board is a classic 1960s Challenger Eastern Surfboard style, while the second features ...
In 2007, the building housing Horizons West Surf Shop (formerly Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions) was designated to be demolished to construct condominiums. [4] Local skaters and surfers, led by Jacob Samuel [5] began fighting to protect the building. [6] On April 9, 2007, an application was filed to designate the building as a City ...
Bruce Jones was a founding pioneer in the surfboard shaping industry.. The company he founded, Bruce Jones Surfboards, has built premium surfboards since 1973. Jones developed his skills by working with industry pioneers Hobart Alter founder of Hobie, Gordon Duane founder of Gordie Surfboards, and Dick Brewer founder of Dick Brewer Surfboards.
Reynolds Wood "Renny" Yater (born 1932 in Los Angeles) is an American surfboard builder. He was one of the first commercial surfboard builders of the 1950s and is best known for his noserider, the Yater Spoon. At that time, it was the thinnest and lightest board available.
Grain Surfboards is an American company based in York, Maine that manufactures hollow wooden surfboards. The surfboards are made primarily from northern white cedar , with some western red cedar added for color accent.
In February 1954, with the first stage of the shop completed, Hobie Surfboards opened its doors after a total investment of $12,000. "People laughed at me for setting up a surf shop," Alter remembered. "They said that once I'd sold a surfboard to each of the 250 surfers on the coast, I'd be out of business. But the orders just kept coming." [2]