140-1-1 Ron

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140-1-1 Ron This board is a rarity as it is from the 1960’s but has never been in the water. It was bought for a young guy for his birthday, but he didn’t want to surf so it was in a garage for 50 years. What a find! Ron surfboards were classed as mass-produced with […]

8-8-1 Safari

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Safari, shaped by one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. Lawrie Hohensee. Lawrie went on to make Hohensee surfboards which like Lawrie were quality all the way. Lawrie also handed down the art to many of the later masters of the craft.

8-6-1 Scott Dillon

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Scott Dillon was one of the pioneers of surfing and surfboard manufacturing. A great man with a great heart. His museum now resides in Byron Bay a fitting tribute to a true character of surfing.

23-1-1 Ron

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This board was on Gumtree and Lindsay agreed to let me use his images. Thanks for keeping the history alive.

72-2-1 Gordon Woods

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Gordon Woods   Gordon Woods is one of the Brookvale 6. Gordon was one of the original board builders on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, and was always helping the young grommets out, or training someone to shape, glass and generally become board builders themselves. Always a quality board, from a gentleman. I bought a […]

130-2-1 G&S Bobby Brown

130 2 1 GS Bobby Brown

G&S were a south side of Sydney brand, although the G&S brand originated in the USA. These were made under license in Australia. A quality label and some of the best shapers made their names along with the label. Bobby Brown was one of Cronulla’s best surfers and some would say the best until he […]