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Roy Stewart wrote: “It's the first meaning listed in the dictionary which I referred to in the article. The second meaning is a long resounding noise i.e. a noise which travels a long distance. Neither of these meanings are naive or spurious.” It is not the definitions that are naïve/spurious, but y...

Olo: an ancient Hawaiian thick, narrow and lightweight surfboard, usually constructed of williwili. The length varied between six to 24 feet (although the later is probably a miscalculation) and the width between 8 to 16 inches. Thickness was between 4 to 8 inches and elliptical in cross-section. I...

Moderators: Apologies for the double post (also as Stoked!), but these topics were posted as seperate threads with different contributors. Following the release Bob McTavish’s Stoked! (2009) and the film Going Vertical in early 2010, I have spent the last six months reviewing my knowledge of the so-...

Following the release Bob McTavish’s Stoked! (2009) and the film Going Vertical in early 2010, I have spent the last six months reviewing my knowledge of the so-called “Shortboard Revolution”. This week I have uploaded a number of source documents 1967-1968 and an associated draft paper, A period of...

Good morning Nick. The Walker image, one of several taken at Yamba by O.B. Notely (a professional photographer based at Maclean and a member of the Yamba Surf Life Saving Brigade), is dated 1911-1912. A uncropped copy, the rear of the postcard with Notely's annotations and the other two photgraphs (...

Oldman posted: Was talking to a bloke on the recent easter holiday break, and he claimed to have created a shortboard many years before McTavish and Brewer and Farrelly ever got into it. As Midget's senior by about 16 years, and still surfing, he probably did too, but he isn't going to put his hand ...

beanpole posted: 1. What about Westerley? Sorry, I am unfamiliar with this individual. 2. Isn't it about time Drouyn claimed ownership of the v bottom as well? While probably not directly invovled with the development of the V bottom board, it appears that he certainly has some claim to influencing ...

For recent comment on this subject, see
Damien Murphy: Wave of nostalgia swells feud
Sydney Sun Herald, May 9, 2010, page 18.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/wave-of-nosta ... -ukwp.html
- Geoff Cater

The answer has always been George Greenough
Archival footage of George Greenough riding a spoon is included in Going Vertical and his undoubted influence accredited.
Geoff Cater

Margret Pomeranz's review on ABC's At the Movies : Searching for the truth on who started the Shortboard Revolution. Director: David Bradbury Producer: Robert Raymond Screenplay: David Margan, Phil Jarratt GOING VERTICAL is a documentary about the rivalry between the United States and Australia over...

Several possible interpreations, not exhaustive and not 100% accurate: Pop Out generally, a cheap mass produced board with little handwork. 1. circa 1962 USA, economy model (manufactured with low cost materials/techniques/labour) to meet demand in the early 1960’s boom. See Zipper. 2. circa 1964, st...

In response to several enquiries, please note entry to the exhibition is:
$0 (FREE, NOTHING, ZERO)
Geoff

McTavish, Bob: Stoked! Hyams Publishing. PO Box 171 Huskisson, NSW 2540, 2009. http://www.hyams.com.au Editors: Rosanne Fitzgibbons and Brian Purcell. Hard cover, 431 pages, black and white photographs, Some of My Friends, Glossary, Index. Review Bob McTavish's enthusiasm for surfing, and life gener...

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(About) 100 Years of Surfboard Riding in Australia. An Exhibition: 100 Boards, 100 Images, 100 Stories. Gerringong Town Hall, South Coast NSW -One Day Only- Sunday 13th December, 9.00 to 4.30. "A splendid time is guaranteed for all". Research Paper :- surfboard shooting in australia 1900-1940 http/...

From surfresearch/manufacturer index/M (Dates, Addresses and Shapers)... McGrigor Surfboards 1972 Originally Brian McGrigor Surfboards, Brookvale NSW circa 1972 238 Harbord Road, Brookvale. 93 4965 circa 1975 186 Harbord rd, Brookvale, phone 939 1767 1976 Brian McGrigor; Jack Knight, Barry King, Dar...

While the letter to Harry Hay from Tommy Walker published in The Referee (Thursday, 23 February 1939, page 16) is highly significant, unfortunately as it appears 30 years after the event it cannot be considered a primary source document. Ideally, it should be confirmed by additional contemporary mat...

from surfresearch.com.au Glossary: Phaser Bottom/Dimpled Bottom small dish-like concave features in the bottom, most commonly in the back half in front of the fin/s. First prominent use by Wills Brothers (Hawaii) 1981. Design theory based on ‘dimpled’ outer surface of a golf ball. I have some photos...