One wonderful aspect of some waves is the beloved Reform phenomena. The outer break appears to lose life and yet somehow the energy is re-bundled to have a second act before expiring…
CSMSeptember 12, 2020
Hero Duke Kahanamoku Taught Heiress Doris Duke to How to Surf – and a Lot More In the late 1930s billionaire heiress Doris Duke was the world’s richest woman. Olympian Duke Kahanamoku was…
CSMAugust 24, 2020
‘Pacific System Homes’ Style Redwood/Balsa Plank 10’ 7-1/2” 22-1/2” wide 17-1/2” nose 19” tail 3-1/2” thick 49 lbs. The board may have been shortened somewhat by cutting off the tail. “Dick purchased this…
CSMAugust 10, 2020
Surfboards are meant to be surfed. Or are they? That said, several surfboard shapers have produced wooden boards that are such fine examples of craftsmanship and artistic expression that they can considered…
CSMAugust 3, 2020
photo: Guy Motil. Guy Motil is also on the Surf Museum Board of Advisors. The photo was shot in January 1978 on Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, California. The car belonged to…
CSMJune 30, 2020
As of now, we do not know when we will be opening to the public. While our doors have been closed and while keeping our social distancing, we have been able to tend to…
CSMJune 30, 2020
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
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
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
