The 24th annual International Surfboard Builders Hall of Fame induction ceremony, party, festival and Polynesian luau will take place this year on Oct. 14.
It will be held at the Pier Plaza in Huntington Beach and entertainment begins at 8 a.m., with the induction ceremony at 10 a.m. It is free to the public and a super fun event to go to. All kinds of fun stuff and cool people hangin’ out.
The founders of the ISBHOF, Bob “The Greek” Bolen and Mike “Mickey the Ratt” Ester, are stoked to have one of their greatest lineups of surfboard building talent for this year’s induction. Here is a brief rundown.
The Campbell Brothers, Malcolm and Duncan. I love these guys. Totally original and unique surfboard designers who are responsible for one of the best and most functional board designs to date: the Bonzer.
In 1970, when some of us were working on “twin-fin” shapes, these two brothers from Oxnard were thinking a bit ahead. They could see the pluses and minuses of the two fins and were taking it farther. What they came up with was so much more than just a three-fin board, it was a totally new bottom design that went along with the very different fin shapes and set up.
And it really worked great.
The first time I tried one, I refused to give it back to the owner, Mike Eaton. Three months later, he snuck into my backyard in the middle of the night to get it back. And today, I am riding a Bonzer SUP.
These dudes rock, stoked to see them get some love.
Wayne Brown, local boy makes good. I really liked Wayne, he was one of those “stoked” kinda guys that you just felt good being around. He did a lot of stuff. Started out in 1967 making surfboards, which led to him also manufacturing skateboards and a shop on Main Street in Huntington Beach.
Then he began importing Piping Hot wetsuits from Australia, which led to him making a deal with Aleeda Wetsuits to manufacture here in the U.S. He had a place in the back of his shop where…
Read the full article here
