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Valé Joe Larkin

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 3:34 pm
by Trev
Sad news overnight.
RIP Joe.

Re: Valé Joe Larkin

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:37 pm
by Beanpole
Sad news. Got my first new surfboard from his shop at Kirra. MP Ski Free Model.

Re: Valé Joe Larkin

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:10 pm
by Trev
Beanpole wrote:
Fri Jul 21, 2017 4:37 pm
Sad news. Got my first new surfboard from his shop at Kirra. MP Ski Free Model.
Me too.
Christmas Eve 1963.
Worked at the sand mines to pay for it.
9'3" Translucent yellow.

Re: Valé Joe Larkin

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:18 pm
by Trev

Re: Valé Joe Larkin

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:47 pm
by steve shearer
Magic bloke, lucky enough to interview him and see his workshop at Cabbas.

Re: Valé Joe Larkin

Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:01 pm
by Beanpole
I love that he had a bit of a Renaissance in his later years. He deserved it.

Re: Valé Joe Larkin

Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 4:02 am
by Nick Carroll
Joe was a classic, very Australian. He had a good innings.

Re: Valé Joe Larkin

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 3:40 pm
by Over55yrs

Re: Valé Joe Larkin

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 6:04 pm
by Beanpole
I remember his ad in SW in 1969......,"If you want a bloody lolly go somewhere else....we build real surfboards for real surfers."