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Courageous Inspiration: Bethany Hamilton

The exhibit tells the story of Bethany losing her left arm to a Tiger shark while surfing at Tunnels Beach on Kauai, how she survived that attack through the help of Alana…

CSMApril 9, 2019

Stories

I CAN`T SURF ANYMORE

I CAN`T SURF ANYMORE. I DO THOUGH STILL CALL MYSELF A SURFER, ONCE YOU HAVE LIVED TO BE A TRUE SURFER YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A SURFER IN YOUR HEART. MY BODY…

CSMMay 27, 2020

CSM Surfboards

1800-1900 Alaia Replica

length: 4'4.5 wide spot: 11.25" thickness: .5”

CSMMay 18, 2020

CSM Surfboards

1800-1900 Alaia African Mahogany Replica

length: 9'11 wide spot: 18.5" thickness: 1”

CSMMay 18, 2020

Stories

Million Dollar Mermaid

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

CSM Surfboards

Esther Williams’ Paipo Board

length: 4’2” wide spot: 17.75" thickness: .75”

CSMApril 28, 2020

Archive Exhibits CSM Surfboards Stories

Bob Simmons Foam Sandwich Surfboard 1950

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

Archive Events

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

Stories

Texas Surf Museum China Beach Exhibit

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

Archive Events

Fletcher: A Lifetime in Surf – Book Signing

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

CALIFORNIA SURF MUSEUM STORIES

Courageous Inspiration: Bethany Hamilton

I CAN`T SURF ANYMORE

1800-1900 Alaia Replica

1800-1900 Alaia African Mahogany Replica

Million Dollar Mermaid

Esther Williams’ Paipo Board

Bob Simmons Foam Sandwich Surfboard 1950

Surf Till 100

Texas Surf Museum China Beach Exhibit

Fletcher: A Lifetime in Surf – Book Signing

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