A reader from the US sent me these pics a while ago and they sent me into a spin. I could'nt work out this boards heritage. Its definatley from 81 or 82. I could tell it was'nt an Australian Energy thruster, so I assumed it was a US licenced design. But its clearly documented that Simon licenced the design to Nectar from day 1 as he discusses in the video below. There is no Nectar logos so I thought it was a fake till I saw the 'small print' A quality County Rhythm Product. A bit of digging revealed that Country Rhythm is a South African label from Durban.
Geez what a rare board, and so pretty too.
My Uncle Lisle Coney was Country Rhythm surfboards - he had a deal with Simon Anderson to market the Thruster here in South Africa. To be exact Country Rhythm boards were manufactured in Margate about a 90 minute drive south from Durban. Lisle is now based in Sydney Australia.
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ReplyDeleteHi. I just bought a Country surfboard. So cool and retro. And ancient!! Stoked that I managed to get hold of this collectors piece!
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