Who Is Harley Ingleby? Two-Time World Longboard Champion
The Coffs Harbour surfer who won two world longboard titles, and the boards he designs with Billy Tolhurst.
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Quick answer: Harley Ingleby is an Australian longboarder from Coffs Harbour who won the World Longboard Championship in 2009 and 2014. He is known for bringing shortboard style turns to longboarding.
He designs his boards with Coffs Harbour shaper Billy Tolhurst, and they are built by Thunderbolt. For intermediate surfers, the Moe and HI4 are easy places to start.
In This Guide
Where Did Harley Ingleby Start?
Harley was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, in 1983. His father, Mark, had a big collection of unusual surfboards and let Harley ride all of them.
By his teens he could ride anything from a 5 foot fish to a 10 foot log. He competed in shortboard and longboard junior events, and chose longboarding because he was having more fun there.
What Has Harley Ingleby Won?
Two World Longboard Championships, in 2009 and 2014. In 2009 he won the first event in Japan and placed second in the Maldives to take the title. In 2014 he won in Hainan, China.
He also won the Australian longboard titles in 2005 and 2007 and won a world tour event in Anglet, France, in 2008.
Who Shapes His Boards?
Billy Tolhurst, a Coffs Harbour shaper, has made Harley's boards since Harley was about 12. Harley gave detailed feedback from a young age, and from 2007 their boards became the Harley Ingleby Series.
Read more in An Introduction to Billy Tolhurst. Today the boards are built by Thunderbolt. Harley explains why in Harley Ingleby Talks About Thunderbolt.
Which Harley Ingleby Board Fits You?
Start with how you surf now. If you are an intermediate surfer, or moving up from beginner, pick a board that paddles easily.
- Moe: an easy, stable mid-length that paddles well. A great step up or step down.
- MID 6: a performance mid-length with six channels.
- HIBT 3+3: a high volume shortboard with quad, twin and asym fin options.
- HI4: a performance longboard that walks and noserides.
- HIHP Speed: a narrow performance longboard for better surf.
Every Harley Ingleby board here comes in Thunderbolt Red or Thunderbolt Black, which are construction names, not colors. Thunderbolt Red has carbon fiber flex parts inside and a medium spring back. Thunderbolt Black adds a carbon fiber outer skin and has the quickest spring back.
Comparing with other Thunderbolt boards? See Donald Takayama vs Harley Ingleby.
Which Harley Board Is Right for You?
Send us your height, weight, current board and home break and we will point you to a model and size. Come by the shop to see them in person.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Harley Ingleby?
An Australian longboarder from Coffs Harbour who won the World Longboard Championship in 2009 and 2014.
How many world titles has Harley Ingleby won?
Two World Longboard Championships, in 2009 and 2014. He also won Australian longboard titles in 2005 and 2007.
Who shapes Harley Ingleby surfboards?
Billy Tolhurst, a shaper from Coffs Harbour who has made Harley's boards since he was about 12. Thunderbolt builds them.
Which Harley Ingleby board is best for an intermediate surfer?
The Moe is the easiest. It paddles well and feels stable. For a longboard, start with the HI4.
Are Thunderbolt Red and Black colors?
No. They are construction names. Red has carbon fiber flex parts inside, and Black adds a carbon fiber outer skin.
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