CSM Newsletter Spring 2021
CSMJune 13, 2022
CSM Newsletter Summer/Fall 2021
CSMJune 5, 2022
Makai Board – A Modern Day Detective Story
The Makai board has been on display at CSM for several years. It is solid redwood, a classic Alaia shape, and its obvious age earned it a spot in the Timeline exhibit,…
CSMJune 1, 2022
Donald Takayama: Shaping Boards and Lives
It can be said that something becomes “magical” by its effect and the resulting charmed condition it imbues upon the beholder. The term has often been applied to describing certain surfboards.
CSMApril 17, 2022
Jeff Duclos
Where did you grow up and where do you live now? JD: I grew up primarily in San Diego. Went to Hoover High School and, after serving in the Coast Guard Reserve,…
CSMFebruary 7, 2022
December 1 – Talking Story about San Onofre
Join author David Matuszak for a presentation and book signing for San Onofre: Memories of a Legendary Surfing Beach with author David F. Matuszak, his 1,550 page book, now in its 2nd edition. • Wednesday,…
CSMNovember 19, 2021
A Beautiful Boogie Ride
Tom Morey - August 14, 1935 – October 15, 2021 One of the greats of surfing is gone. Our friend Tom Morey passed away Wednesday evening, peacefully at Saddleback Memorial in Orange…
CSMOctober 17, 2021
Director Carl Ackerman – The Life Story of Doc Ball
Surfer/filmmaker Carl Ackerman presented his outstanding new documentary “The Life Story of Doc Ball” at CSM on September 29, as part of CSM’s Big Wednesday series. Carl thanked CSM for allowing him…
CSMOctober 14, 2021
Eulogy of Patrick O’Connor
By Bob Shoecraft Taken from Pat’s 2007 Application to the Surfer’s Walk of Fame. My name is Pat O’Connor. I grew up in Hermosa Beach and consider it my hometown. There has…
CSMOctober 6, 2021
A Tribute to Butch Van Artsdalen
Spell-binding storyteller Douglas Cavanaugh was the guest author for Big Wednesday, August 18, and he delighted the crowd with behind-the-scenes tales of how he came to write Remembering Butch. Cavanaugh, a freelance…
CSMSeptember 29, 2021
