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13th Annual California Surf Museum Gala

Chicken Skin Served Up At The 2021 CSM Gala Well, everyone was wondering how it would go down. Our first Gala coming out of the two-wave hold down provided by the turbulence…

CSMAugust 4, 2022

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CSM Newsletter Summer/Fall 2021

CSMJune 5, 2022

Stories

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

Archive Exhibits Stories

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

Board of Directors Interview Series

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

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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

In Memoriam

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

Archive Events

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

In Memoriam

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

CALIFORNIA SURF MUSEUM STORIES

13th Annual California Surf Museum Gala

CSM Newsletter Spring 2021

CSM Newsletter Summer/Fall 2021

Makai Board – A Modern Day Detective Story

Donald Takayama: Shaping Boards and Lives

Jeff Duclos

December 1 – Talking Story about San Onofre

A Beautiful Boogie Ride

Director Carl Ackerman – The Life Story of Doc Ball

Eulogy of Patrick O’Connor

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