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
Google Walter Munk and you will see a career that few have attained. Born in Vienna in 1917, he was educated primarily in the U.S., becoming a citizen and eventually getting a B.S. in…
CSMOctober 9, 2019
One thing I was not expecting, was that cool rush of wind that sweeps across your face as you watch a peeling wave pass by in front of you. I guess broken…
CSMApril 9, 2019
There are very few surfers nowadays that know anything about what kind of man Mike Doyle was....or rather, what was his connection, actually, to the ocean? When we think of Mike, we…
CSMMay 24, 2019
The evolution of the fin from Tom Blake’s first prototype was a slow process, sometimes taking two steps forward and one step back. The keel fin that Blake first created was modified…
CSMApril 9, 2019
"Grubby" Clark. Clark Foam 1970's - Surfer Mag photo. A key turning point in surfing history was the invention and commercial introduction of the foam/fiberglass surfboard, replacing the earlier boards, which were…
CSMApril 6, 2019
Tom Keck started shooting surfing in California in the 1950s – and he’s still at it! To quote Tom: “Not daily now, but some surfing and events, and interesting people. I always…
CSMDecember 5, 2018
Alfred “Al” Gallant Jr. was born in Los Angeles in 1918, nowhere near the ocean, but with an inner compass that led him to the sea and kept him close to it…
CSMApril 2, 2018
Marge Booth Calhoun was born in Hollywood in 1924 and raised in the pristine California that only her generation knew. Open spaces, clean, clear air, wide beaches -all invited daredevil exploration, and…
CSMFebruary 24, 2013
