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some history (mostly) about surfriding
 [this menu has been recently reformatted again, and some pages are remain skeletal]

source documents newspapers

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Atlantic-Pacific



Hawaii

Australia


Fibreglass
Simmons,  Quigg and Downing, 1949

Australia
Balsa and Glass : 1958

Foam : 1960

Midget : 1963

Nat : 1965

  Greenough and McTavish : 1966

The Vee-Bottom : 1967

Trackers and Pins : 1968

Innermost Limits of Pure Fun : 1969

Johanna : 1970

Streaks and Slugs : 1971

Streaks and Slugs : 1972 - 1974

The Legrope : 1974 -1976

Boogie Board : 1976

MR Twin : 1977
Windsurfer : 1978

Simon : 1981

Malibu Resurrection : 1985

Epoxy : 1990


contests
surfers surfing locations 

Special Interest Papers

on the origin of surfboards.

illustrations and photography : 1788-1925

tom morey's noseriding contest : 1965

surfboard shooting in australia : 1900-1940

whales, men and boats


Bytes of History: Uploading history to the Internet- a personal view.
Shoalhaven City Library, Nowra, 2.00pm Friday 8th September.
Presented in conjunction with NSW History Week, 2017.

surfriding in the illawarra, nsw

a brief history of the twin fin

a history of the surf ski

traditional aboriginal
water craft of australia

fundamentals of surfboard dynamics

Residuals


polynesian surfriding,
1769 to 1900.

significant surfboard designs surf-riding culture to 2006

Exhibitions:
FIFTY YEARS of the MALIBU SURFBOARD  in AUSTRALIA. 1956 - 2006.
Shoalhaven Heads  Surf Life Saving Club, Sunday 17th September 2006.
(About) 100 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN SURFBOARD RIDING, 1909 - 2009.
Gerringong Town Hall, Sunday 13th December 2009.

home catalogue history references appendix

Geoff Cater (2000-2022) : History
http://www.surfresearch.com.au/0000h.html