Grand Opening event on Sunday, June 9, 2024, this “blast from the past” exhibit demonstrates how, in less than a decade, from the years from 1958 to 1965, surfing related elements came…
CSMJune 5, 2024
The Dynamic Duo, The V-Dubs Have Arrived The brother/sister combination of Jack and Reid Van Wagoner have inspired the local surf scene with their competitive spirit and excellent results. They are a…
CSMNovember 28, 2023
John Heath “Doc” Ball 1907-2001 Doc Ball, a Los Angeles-area dentist and avid surfer, was one of the first photographers to seriously document the sport, using a waterproof box system that he…
CSMJuly 28, 2023
Then, in the early 1970s the modern bodyboard was launched — a soft, flexible piece of foam that offered a path to limitless fun in the ocean. It ultimately became known as…
CSMJuly 12, 2021
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
The Plastic Fantastic Surfboard Company was established in 1968, and built surfboards in small factories in Hawaii and California. After 1972 they were made only in Huntington Beach, California. This mid-1970s "Sting"…
CSMApril 9, 2019
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
