CSM, Author at California Surf Museum

Making Boards the Hurley Way!

Bob Hurley started out as a surfboard shaper in Huntington Beach in the 1970s. Throughout the years, Bob has shaped thousands of board for surfers like Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew, Jay Adams, Carissa…

CSMApril 9, 2019

Archive Exhibits

Billabong Salute to Pipeline

Three factors inspired the concept of this exhibit: the legendary reputation of the wave at Pipeline, the epic history of the Pipeline Masters contest, and the virtuoso skills and equipment of the…

CSMApril 8, 2019

Stories

Mike “Tiki Mike” Doyle…RIP

There are very few surfers nowadays that know anything about what kind of man Mike Doyle was....or rather, what was his connection, actually, to the ocean? When we think of Mike, we…

CSMMay 24, 2019

Stories

The Evolution of the Fin

The evolution of the fin from Tom Blake’s first prototype was a slow process, sometimes taking two steps forward and one step back. The keel fin that Blake first created was modified…

CSMApril 9, 2019

Current Exhibits

World Surfing Champion Kelly Slater’s Surfboard

Kelly Slater, a supernaturally talented pro surfer from Cocoa Beach, Florida, has reinvented virtually every aspect of high-performance surfing. “his competitive statistics numb the brain” world champion Shaun Tomson said of Slater,…

CSMApril 9, 2019

Archive Exhibits

A Brief History of Surfboards: Wood, Foam to Fiberglass

Beginning with wooden plank surfboards reminiscent of surfing’s roots in Polynesia, the exhibit follows surfboard evolution through the foam and fiberglass advances, the shortboard revolution, to surfboards being ridden by today’s champions.…

CSMApril 9, 2019

Current Exhibits

Body Surfing and Handplanes

In the 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci experimented with various devices to improve the human physical condition: wings, vehicles and swim fins. At the same time, Hawaiians were leaving petroglyphic records of…

CSMApril 9, 2019

Archive Exhibits

Surfing and Pop Culture

A display of just a few of the commercial products (from Monopoly to Barbie to comic books) that have used surfing to sell more product. After the unexpected success of the film…

CSMApril 9, 2019

Stories

Who Invented the Foam Surfboard

"Grubby" Clark. Clark Foam 1970's - Surfer Mag photo. A key turning point in surfing history was the invention and commercial introduction of the foam/fiberglass surfboard, replacing the earlier boards, which were…

CSMApril 6, 2019

Archive Exhibits Stories

Reflections of Tom Keck

Tom Keck started shooting surfing in California in the 1950s – and he’s still at it! To quote Tom: “Not daily now, but some surfing and events, and interesting people. I always…

CSMDecember 5, 2018

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Making Boards the Hurley Way!

Billabong Salute to Pipeline

Mike “Tiki Mike” Doyle…RIP

The Evolution of the Fin

World Surfing Champion Kelly Slater’s Surfboard

A Brief History of Surfboards: Wood, Foam to Fiberglass

Body Surfing and Handplanes

Surfing and Pop Culture

Who Invented the Foam Surfboard

Reflections of Tom Keck

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