1800-1900 Alaia Replica (from Bishop Museum) length: 4'4.5 wide spot: 11.25" thickness: .5” photo: Guy Motil
CSMMay 18, 2020
A Movie Star/Water Woman Changes Women’s Swimwear in the 40s and 50s Esther Williams was a seminal figure in both the popularization of surfing and of women’s swimwear. She hailed herself as…
CSMMay 1, 2020
Esther Williams’ Paipo Board Circa 1930s-1940s length: 4’2” nose: 18” wide spot: 17-3/4 tail: 15” thickness: 3/4” weight: 10 lbs. shaper: unknown The paipo board was meant for belly boarding waves, and…
CSMApril 28, 2020
Simmons Airplane Wing Construction Technique by John Giles (Aug. 13, 1923 – July 12, 2010) as told to Larry Balma in 2009 When Bob Simmons and I were building these boards, I…
CSMMarch 29, 2020
Surf Till 100 - Saturday, February 29 Champions Building the Champion Within - presentation with Felipe Pomar and Jeff Hakman. Seating is limited. Buy tickets online, call (760) 721-6876 10-4 daily to…
CSMFebruary 7, 2020
Texas Surf Museum China Beach Exhibit, Scheduled to run through 2020. The Texas Surf Museum, a longtime fixture in downtown Corpus Christi, officially opened the China Beach exhibit at their site on…
CSMDecember 18, 2019
Fletcher: A Lifetime in Surf - book signing with author Dibi and Herbie Fletcher November 20, 2019. Through fifty years of epic stories, art, and personal ephemera, The Fletcher Family spans surfing's golden era…
CSMNovember 1, 2019
Church of the Open Sky book signing with author Nat Young November 12, 2019 from 6-9 pm. What makes for a surfing life? With a blaze of groundbreaking performances and a list…
CSMSeptember 2, 2019
A Truly Magical Evening! The California Surf Museum’s 12th Annual Gala was held on October 26 at the Cape Rey Resort in Carlsbad. The venue, which overlooks the surf break Ponto and…
CSMOctober 31, 2019
