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SHF Visitors
We get a wide range of visitors on any given day. Local groms, legends, pros, and a fair number from foreign lands.Gene Cooper makes some of the most beautiful wave-riding toys around-this one is...
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Happy St. Patrick's Day!
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we thought we'd break out an all-time classic image from the early 1970s, George Greenough's tube shot of Russell Hughes. This is considered to be the first photo of a...
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Collector's Corner
Longtime surf industry stalwart, John Leinenger, donated this collection of memorabilia that he's collected over time. John currently manages the Becker Shop in Hermosa but has been involved with many...
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The Innovations of Hobie
We're in the process of gathering material for an upcoming exhibit titled "The Innovations of Hobie" which will open to the public on Sunday, April 29, 2012. There will be a private reception the night...
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Remember 45s?
Jens Jensen has donated a stack of 45s to add to our growing record collection. WIth over 50 records and sleeves, there are singles by well-known groups like The Beach Boys, and The Ventures, as well...
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Steve Wilkings gets inducted into the Surfer's Walk of Fame
photo: Sharon MarshallOn Saturday, April 7, our Photo Archivist, Legendary Surf Photographer Steve Wilkings was inducted into the Hermosa Beach Surfer's Walk of Fame. Here's a write up on that event....
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QUIKSILVER WATERMAN COLLECTION SIGNS ON WITH SURFING HERITAGE VINTAGE SURF...
QUIKSILVER WATERMAN COLLECTION SIGNS ON WITH SURFING HERITAGE VINTAGE SURF AUCTION. Theme is "California Gold"; Auction set for May 11, 2013; Randy Rarick to Emcee APRIL 3, 2012, (SAN CLEMENTE, CA.) --...
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Terry Martin RIP
photo: Glenn Sakamoto/Liquid Salt MagazineThe surfing world lost one of it's great treasures on May 12, 2012, with the passing of legendary shaper, Terry Martin. Terry was a gem of a human being and...
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Hollow Hawaiian Surfboard, circa 1935
Robert Wengert donated this amazing circa 1935, 10’ Hawaiian surfboard. It’s pretty unique in shape and in the fact that it’s a redwood board that’s been hollowed out, reinforced with ribs and then...
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Shark!
Guess what makes those kinds of marks in a surfboard–"biters"–not our favorites. Still, if surfers or people in general were on Whitey's menu, we'd be disappearing right and left. That doesn't bring us...
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THE DESCENDANTS: AN EVENING WITH KAUI HART HEMMINGS
Photos from our The Descendants eventCLICK HEREThe Descendants' author, Kaui Hart Hemmings and her father, first Hawaiian World Surfing Champion and retired Hawaii State Senator, Fred Hemmings. Photo:...
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Additional Happy Beach Bums From San Onofre
A Sano StoryYou never know what you might stumble upon when visiting the Surfing Heritage Foundation. Earlier this year I stopped by to ask Steve Wilkings (SHF Photo Archivist) about some of the...
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Any color as long as it's black
Tim Bessell dropped by a few weeks back to donate this early 70s Bodyglove wetsuit, still in cherry condition. He also gave us a preview of the Warhol boards he's been working on. Thanks Tim (when ya...
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Don Thomas
Dear Friends of Don:I know many of you are not cruisers, but others of you are, including some other old friends we have known, and we just wanted to share with all of you a letter Jim just wrote to...
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Da Cat
Unquestionably one the most infamous of the famous (or is it the other way around) surfers ever, Miklos Sandor Dora, a.k.a. Miki "Da Cat" Dora, a.k.a. "The Black Knight," was one of surfing's most...
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Innovations of Hobie • Parts 1 & 2
You can see an expanded online version of our Innovations of Hobie exhibit by clicking HERE. Part 2 is also up now and can be seen HERE. Part 3 is coming soon!please visit http://www.SurfingHeritage.org
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Post Event News
Thank You Christian, Patagonia, Daphne's, Primo, Longboard Vineyards, Hawaiian Spring Waters, volunteers, and everyone that came out for this great event!CLICK HERE to view photos from the event....
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Velzy's Shop
This came to us by way of SHF Cub Reporter, Baby Dave Rochlen and comes from the Croul Publications facebook page. Here’s a little piece of history: a photo of Dale Velzy’s first shop in Manhattan...
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Surf Art
French artist Jean-Marc Lanusse, makes these amazing small sculptures out of mixed media that includes tea bags. Yep, I said tea bags. You can see more of his work here: http://jmlanusse.com/sculpture/...
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Unique Early Hollow Surfboard
Scott Howlind stopped by with this unique, hollow surfboard, that was recently left in his dumpster! It's 9', 20" wide, 3" thick sloping to the rails, and weighs 28 lbs. It's solid in the nose, ribbed...
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