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Now on Display
The Innovations of HobieThis exhibition has been made possible through major support from Gordon Clark, Founder of Clark Foamwith additional support fromThe Conrad N. Hilton FoundationThis is the...
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Dewey Weber
Transition Era Logo A variation of this Weber logo appears on Nat Young’s transition era surfboard that he rode on the North Shore during the winter of 1969. Nat made the July cover of Surfer riding...
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RIP Bobby Challenger Thomas
Bobby being interviewed by Colby Klink, at the opening of "The Innovations of Hobie" exhibit. photo: Linda MichaelA founding member of the Pacific Beach Surf Club in the late 1950s, Mr. Thomas took...
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Swingin' Tikis' Surfing Heritage Fundraiser
A huge THANK YOU to Dominic and the Swingin' Tikis for a wonderful event! A great time was had by all the attendees, funds were raised for 2 great causes, The Surfing Heritage Foundation and the...
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Exhibit, Book Signing and Panel Discussion
September 30 - December 30, 2012The much-anticipated biography of flamboyant surfing legend Dewey Weber (1938-1993) is the inspiration for an exhibition at Surfing Heritage Foundation that will open to...
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Rare Weber Gun
Dewey Weber wasn't specifically known for creating big wave guns, so this Harold Iggy shaped board is a rare find. Hobie Alter, Bing Copeland, Dewey Weber, and their respective wives all appear here in...
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Saturday October 27
Looking for something to do tomorrow morning? Need a board to add to your collection? How about a little early holiday shopping for yourself or any surfers you know. The annual SHF gathering of the...
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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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Vicki William's Balsa Kivlin Semi Gun
Vicki Flaxman (Williams–she is married to Van Williams, TV’s Green Hornet) was one of a handful of female Malibu surfers back in the late 1940s-early 1950s, along with Claire Cassidy, Aggie Bane...
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Surf To Skate: Evolution To Revolution/Volume 1
One of the coolest skateboard exhibits is coming to Surfing Heritage for a one month visitThe authors of Surf To Skate will be installing their "Skate Garage" here with an opening on Saturday, January...
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San Onofre, Easter 1944
Left to right - John Biehl, Ken Haygood, Jack "Woody" Ekstrom, and Brian Smith, sitting in the shallows at San Onofre on Easter in 1944. Surfing slowed way down during this period—the war years—with...
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Pristine Dana Point
Here's a shot of "Killer Dana" on more of a perfect rather than killer day, back before the harbor, piers, or any other man-made obstructions. They say the diving was "killer" too!This is a slightly...
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Hollow Wood Surfboard Building Class at Surfing Heritage
Surfing Heritagehas partnered with Grain Surfboards to offer a class on how to create your very own, hand built, hollow wooden surfboard. The 4-day board building class will take place here in San...
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A Pat Curren Spear
Dick Metz with the Pat Curren gun. Dick drove to Santa Barbara to pick this board up.If you've been up to The Endless Summer Bar at the Santa Barbara harbor and eyed the Pat Curren gun, you already...
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Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction • May 11
Two-time world champion Tom Carroll and the Pat Rawson shaped gun he rode to win the 1988 Hard Rock World Cup at Sunset Beach. Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction presented by Surfboards, art and...
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Harry Chandler and the Surfing Chandler Family
On Thursday evening February 21 at 7 p.m., Harry Chandler will talk and present slides and film clips on the surfing history of the Chandler family, and from his book, Dreamers in Dream City. The...
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Vintage Bodyglove Wetsuit
This wetsuit was only worn once by Tom Brockmiller, who decided surfing wasn't his cup of tea. His son Brandon had the same suit but wore his to pieces, and decided Surfing Heritage was a proper final...
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100 Year Old Book on Surfing
The exhibition, The Surf Riders of Hawaii, features the Gurrey family's personal edition of the book. It is being loaned by the Gurrey family for the exhibition, which will also include reproductions...
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Disinterred: Rob Wellington Quigley and Rick Griffin
Thursday, March 14, 7:00 p.m.Nationally recognized architect Rob Quigley grew up in a bedroom in Pacific Palisades lined with murals painted by the artist Rick Griffin. Those same murals have just been...
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Kelly May Have 11 World Titles...
13,000 and counting By Drew Kampion Sounds like an ad:Winds: 39 mphWater temp: 49Swells: 18 foot13,000 days in a row surfing (as of April 6, 2011)Dale Webster (aka “Daily Wavester”) has been surfing a...
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