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The Surf Community Says Goodbye to Legendary Shaper Dick Brewer

Jun 2, 2022

The Surf Community Says Goodbye to Legendary Shaper Dick Brewer

The Surf Community Says Goodbye to Legendary Shaper Dick Brewer   Photo Credit to @dick_brewer Around 15 years ago, I have the privilege of designing two Hawaiian South Shore surfboard models with master shaper Dick Brewer. A true legend of our sport, Brewer started shaping in 1959 and soon became renowned for his unmatched skill at designing big wave guns. Over the years, he shaped big wave boards for just about every noteworthy charger in the game, from Buzzy Trent in the early 1960s to Nazare pioneer Garrett MacNamara today. He was also instrumental in helping bring about the Shortboard...

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Lynne Boyer Surfing World Champion and Hawaii Artist

Sep 24, 2021

Lynne Boyer Surfing World Champion and Hawaii Artist

Lynne Boyer Surfing World Champion & Hawaii Artist The other day I was at Kewalos checking the surf, and I was two women painting in the grass. I decided to go over and check out what they were doing, and while I was talking to them I found out that one of them was Lynne Boyer, the 1978 and 1979 surfing world champion! I ended up talking to both women for a while, and Lynne told me her story, which was really quite interesting! She moved over to Oahu with her parents when she was 11, as her dad was in...

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Nov 8, 2018

CATCHING UP WITH SURF HISTORIAN ROGER HOLMES PINCHES

CATCHING UP WITH SURF HISTORIAN ROGER HOLMES PINCHES    A while back we had the opportunity to sponsor the Lost and Found Collection event here on Oahu. This event featured a collection of old photographs of legendary surfers that Doug Walker stumbled upon at a flea market. Interestingly, our blog post about the event ended up getting us in touch with another surf historian via comments on the blog thread. I’ve spent some time getting to know Roger Holmes Pinches via email and found his story to be an interesting one. Roger was born in South Australia, which is 60...

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Talking Surfboard Designs with Donald Takayama

Aug 10, 2018

Talking Surfboard Designs with Donald Takayama

The Hawaiian model – Coming Soon! We’ll have 9’2, 9’4, and 9’6 coming in. First time hearing about this model? Not many know about it, so read on to find out a little more!   TALKING BOARD DESIGN WITH DONALD TAKAYAMA   Donald Takayama has been a legend of our sport for decades, enjoying a success-ful competitive career and a second career as an influential shaper. When we lost him half a decade ago, we lost one of surfing’s greats. His influence both on a surfboard and behind a planer can never be fully quantified. He surely touched thousands of lives...

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