World's most famous obscure surfboards 4- Square tail single fin with tiger spray
This is the forth in a series of postings where I try to determine the worlds most famous and culturally valuable surfboards, where they are now, examine their history and celebrate their obscurity.
The definition is simple, the surfboard the most people have seen and are aware of.
The next board I'd like to submit for your consideration (again) is the square tail single fin from Puberty Blues. Puberty Blues is an Australian movie based on Kathy Lette's novel about growing up the the surf side suburb of Cronulla in the late 70's. The story climaxes when the two heroines overcome their hardships and prejudices and buy their own board and just go surfing. The movie made a huge impact on me as a kid growing up in love with surfing. But it wasn't till I watched Bombora - The Story of Australian Surfing that I realized just how influential the movie really was. A number professional surfers in the documentary site the movie as one of their main inspirations to get involved in surfing. World champ Mark Occhilupo actually scored a extras part in the movie as a 10 year old grom!
The highlight of the movie for me is seeing the board they buy. A square tail single fin with an unbelievable spray of a leaping tiger on the bottom. To me it is one of the most collectible surfboards in Australian surf culture history. I have been doing my research on who shaped it and where they bought it. Apparently there were two surf shops in in Cronulla in 1981 when the film was made. With help from my friend Sam who worked in one of the shops at the time (and rumor has it played the part of the shop assistant who severs the girls the chicko rolls) we have worked out is was a locally made G&S or Emerald and probably came from Steve Core's Surf shop.
We need to find out.
a) How many people know of this board?
b) Who shaped it.
c) Where is it now? I think Keith already knows the answer to this one!
World's most famous obscure surfboards 3- Blue swallow tail single fin from Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
This is the third in a series of postings where I try to determine the worlds most famous and culturally valuable surfboards, where they are now, examine their history and celebrate their obscurity.
The definition is simple, the surfboard the most people have seen and are aware of.
The next board I'd like to submit for your consideration is the blue swallow tail single fin from the opening credits to Sid and Marty Crofts saturday morning show Sigmund and the Sea Monsters. It looks like a Bing or Hansen.
We need to find out.
a) How many people know of this board?
b) Who shaped it.
c) Where is it now?
Those kids are dressed like surf hipsters from 2011 with their ringer tees, van's surfsiders and cut off shorts.
World's most famous surfboards 2- Blue deck yellow rails single fin from Brady Bunch Curse of the Tiki episode 4.
This is the second in a series of postings where I try to determine the worlds most famous and culturally valuable surfboards, where they are now, examine their history and celebrate their obscurity.
The definition is simple, the surfboard the most people have seen and are aware of.
The second board I'd like to submit for your consideration is the blue deck, yellow rails single fin, brand unknown, shaper unknown, that Greg Brady surfed at Ala Moana bowl in the 4th episode of Brady Bunch in Hawaii series. Greg Brady grew up in LA and was a competant surfer in his own right. What's interesting is not so much that he did his own surfing on the show but that he decided to do his own stunt and dive face first onto a dry piece of reef. Check it out here
We need to determine is.
a) How many people know of this board?
b) Who shaped it?
c) Where is it now?
the problem for poor old Greg is he hit the reef at Ala Moana and the family swam out at Waikiki to rescue him...........
World's most famous obscure surfboards 1- Blue round tail single fin from Mad Max 1
This is the first in a series of postings where I try to determine the worlds most famous and culturally valuable surfboards, where they are now, examine their history and celebrate their obscurity.
The definition is simple, the surfboard the most people have seen and are aware of.
The first board I'd like to submit for your consideration is the blue round tail single fin, brand unknown, shaper unknown, that was strapped to the roof of Mel Gibson's Holden HJ Sandman panel van from Mad Max 1.
We need to determine is.
a) How many people know of this board?
b) Who shaped it.
c) Where is it now?
That there is Cundalini... and Cundalini wants his hand back!
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