SURF MUSEUM STORIES

Interview: Carl Herrman Stories

Interview: Carl Herrman

Carl Herrman was born in 1939 in Freeport, New York, and attended Massapequa High School,…

CSMSeptember 8, 2020

Dueling Dukes Stories

Dueling Dukes

Hero Duke Kahanamoku Taught Heiress Doris Duke to How to Surf – and a Lot More …

CSMAugust 24, 2020

Donated to CSM – August, 2020 Stories

Donated to CSM – August, 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…

CSMAugust 10, 2020

Surfboard Craftsmanship Artistry in Wood Stories

Surfboard Craftsmanship Artistry in Wood

Surfboards are meant to be surfed. Or are they? That said, several surfboard shapers have…

CSMAugust 3, 2020

Guy Motil – Huntington Beach Stories

Guy Motil – Huntington Beach

photo: Guy Motil. Guy Motil is also on the Surf Museum Board of Advisors. The…

CSMJune 30, 2020

I CAN`T SURF ANYMORE Stories

I CAN`T SURF ANYMORE

I CAN`T SURF ANYMORE. I DO THOUGH STILL CALL MYSELF A SURFER, ONCE YOU HAVE…

CSMMay 27, 2020

Million Dollar Mermaid Stories

Million Dollar Mermaid

A Movie Star/Water Woman Changes Women’s Swimwear in the 40s and 50s  Esther Williams was…

CSMMay 1, 2020

Bob Simmons Foam Sandwich Surfboard 1950 Archive ExhibitsCSM SurfboardsStories

Bob Simmons Foam Sandwich Surfboard 1950

Simmons Airplane Wing Construction Technique by John Giles (Aug. 13, 1923 – July 12, 2010)…

CSMMarch 29, 2020

Texas Surf Museum China Beach Exhibit Stories

Texas Surf Museum China Beach Exhibit

Texas Surf Museum China Beach Exhibit, Scheduled to run through 2020. The Texas Surf Museum,…

CSMDecember 18, 2019

Dr. Walter Munk – The Pioneer of Surf Forecasting Stories

Dr. Walter Munk – The Pioneer of Surf Forecasting

Google Walter Munk and you will see a career that few have attained. Born in Vienna…

CSMOctober 9, 2019

The Aliens Have Landed: Lemoore California and Surfing’s New Impact Zone Stories

The Aliens Have Landed: Lemoore California and Surfing’s New Impact Zone

One thing I was not expecting, was that cool rush of wind that sweeps across…

CSMApril 9, 2019

Mike “Tiki Mike” Doyle…RIP Stories

Mike “Tiki Mike” Doyle…RIP

There are very few surfers nowadays that know anything about what kind of man Mike…

CSMMay 24, 2019

The Evolution of the Fin Stories

The Evolution of the Fin

The evolution of the fin from Tom Blake’s first prototype was a slow process, sometimes…

CSMApril 9, 2019

Who Invented the Foam Surfboard Stories

Who Invented the Foam Surfboard

"Grubby" Clark. Clark Foam 1970's - Surfer Mag photo. A key turning point in surfing…

CSMApril 6, 2019

Reflections of Tom Keck Archive ExhibitsStories

Reflections of Tom Keck

Tom Keck started shooting surfing in California in the 1950s – and he’s still at…

CSMDecember 5, 2018

Al Gallant: Surf Wax-ing Nostaglic Stories

Al Gallant: Surf Wax-ing Nostaglic

Alfred “Al” Gallant Jr. was born in Los Angeles in 1918, nowhere near the ocean,…

CSMApril 2, 2018