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Hawaiian South Shore March 2022 Newsletter Part 5 of 6: The Roots of IPD: How Bob and Bill Hurley Revamped an Idea from the 1980s and Turned

Apr 8, 2022

Hawaiian South Shore March 2022 Newsletter Part 5 of 6: The Roots of IPD: How Bob and Bill Hurley Revamped an Idea from the 1980s and Turned It Into Surfing’s Newest Old Brand

The Roots of IPD: How Bob and Bill Hurley Revamped an Idea from the 1980s and Turned It Into Surfing’s Newest Old Brand   Bob Hurley’s new brand IPD (International Pro Designs) has been generating a bunch of buzz in the surf industry. But as we mentioned in a blog, IPD actually isn’t new at all! The “brands” started in 1982 when Bob Hurley was looking to create a guild of surfboard shapers who would share ideas and work toward a better future for surfboard design. Unfortunately, not many shapers at the time were willing to share their ideas, so it...

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The History of Clark Foam

Aug 13, 2021

The History of Clark Foam

CLARK FOAM Photo Credit to: SURFERTODAY.COM Clark Foam was a pillar of the surf industry for over four decades. Founded in 1961 by Gordon “Grubby” Clark, the company made the vast majority of surfboard blanks used by shapers throughout much of surfing’s modern history. Grubby Clark grew up in California and surfed the heavy redwood boards of the 1940s and 1950s. While he was still a teenager, Clark worked for legendary surfboard designer Tom Blake, who invented the first surfboard fin. He also worked as a glasser for Hobie Alter while studying for his bachelor’s degree at Pomona College, placing...

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Jul 25, 2004

The History of the Surf Leash

The History of the Surf Leash Photo Credit to AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SURFING MUSEUM Today, surfboard leashes (or “leg ropes,” in the Aussie vernacular) are a ubiquitous part of the surf experience. But this hasn’t always been the case. In fact, prior to the early 1970s, the concept of a safety net for surfboards didn’t even exist. It was Pat O’Neill, son of famed wetsuit inventor Jack O’Neill, who is credited with creating the first leash—a piece of surgical tubing tied around his wrist, and attached to the board with a suction cup. Pat took his leash public at the 1971...

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