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Dahlberg Surfboards
Angourie, NSW
1985
Rodney Dahlberg
Also see
Rodney Dahlberg Surfboards



 


Daktari Surf Designs
Cronulla??
1983

Tri-fin (three boxes) Knee-board decal thanks to Tim, August 2019.

Daktari was an American family drama television series set in Africa.
Based upon the 1965 film Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion, it aired between 1966 and 1969.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daktari


Dale Surfboards
circa 1963
Dave Passinger and Les Patterson 
(Entry adjusted thanks to Denis Wright, April 2009)
18 Powells Poad, Brookvale.
Phone 93 4965
- Surfabout, Volume 2 Number 10 c1965, page x.

236 Harbord Road Brookvale, NSW

1965
Les Patterson ; Dick van Straalen; Ron Wade, R.P.
  
1968
73 Winbourne Road Brookvale 934965
Safeset Fin System
Barry King- B.K. shaper markings
 
1968-1969

# 228 1969 Dale  7 ft 10''  Round-tail shaped by Bob McTavish
 
7ft 10" by John Otton, 1968.
1970
Bob McTavish, , John Otton, Steve O’Donnnell, John Blanch, Chris Beecham, Brian Ingham and Robby Barnes.

Decals:
Top: circa 1963.
Centre: Triangle circa 1964, contributed by snazzy, April 2015.
Bottom: circa 1968.
Below: 1970
















Dale Surfboards, McTavish Forms, circa 1968.
Surf International Volume 1 Number 10 page 36.
October 1968 ?

Dale Surfboards
1976
Port Elliot, South Australia.
Mike Brown emailed in December 2008 (edited):
DALE Surfboards were made by Wayne Dale at Port Elliott  near Victor Harbour in South Australia. Wayne worked with Sig Kwiakoski at John Arnolds through the 60s and opened his small operation in the mid 70s at Elliott.
Beautiful boards with great shapes and colours, Wayne was a master shaper.
He now designs golf courses.

Dale Chapman Surfboards
Gold Coast, Queensland.
1996

Dale Chapman


Dale Egan Surfboards
?
1980

Dale Egan Spiral Designs, Australia

Decal courtesy of Snazzy, January 2019.


Damin Surfboards
circa 1973

Decal image emailed by Noddy H., May 2014.


Daniell Surfboards
1970
Surfboards, kneeboards and skateboards in the family’s back yard shed.
1974
Narrabeen
1979

St Ives
1982
Nova Designs by Michael Novakov
Shaper: Bill Waters
1992
Company renamed Division Surfboards.
2000
Division Surf Mona Vale, later shaped in Byron Bay.

Rob Saunders reports December 2003, with thanks:

Another board manufacturer not listed is Daniels.
Peter Daniels started selling surf gear from a shop in St Ives, Sydney then moved to Mona Vale.
I’m pretty sure he made surfboards or at least had them made with his name on them under contract.
 

   



   

 

 










     

 

Darby Surfboards
Currumbin Qld
1976
Geoff Darby (see Geoff Darby Surfboards)
Darryl Bolger.
Mike Perry
1978
White Heat Surfboards by Kevin Links
1981
Competition '81
1982
Made for Sea level Surf Centre, Maroubra




1978


 
1982
 
1990

Contributed by Shazza, with thanks, September 2013.









1982




D'Arcy Surfboards
??
1985-1990
Martin "Pottz" Potter model
See Sea Flight Surfboards, Jefferys Bay 252, South Africa






   

Darcy Burge (Surfboards)
Byron Bay 
1974
Right: Designed by Darcy Burge, circa 1974
- emailed, with thanks by John, November 2011.

Darrell Dell Surfboards
Queensland?
1973
Darren Rookers Surfboards
?
1982
Darren Rookers


Dave Jackman Plastic Machines (Surfboards)
Auckland, New Zealand.
Phone: 580-233

1968
Dave Jackman
Jackman was a famed Sydney big wave rider who worked with Bennett Surfboards before relocating to New Zealand at the end of the 1960s.
See:

Scott Dillon: Bombora, Surfabout Quarterly, August 1962, and Bob Evans: The Queenscliff Bombora, Surfing World, August, 1963.

The floral decal is typical for the period, and copied from Bob McTavish's Plastic Machine model for Keyo Surfboards.
From a deep-vee pintail
  with  a dappled fibreglass laminate wide-base fin.

Decal image contributed with thanks by Henry Knapp, September 2019.


Dave Wallace Surfboards
???
1984
Dave Wallace

Noted:
Bao Surf Shop ... Tokyo
 

David Surfboards
???
19??
Decal image contributed with thanks by Snazzy, December 2010.

David Chidgey Surfboards
Box 331 (?) Avalon, NSW.
1972
David Chidgey
Ted Spencer Design

Decals thanks to Snazzy, August, 2019, 2021.
 

David James Surfboards
Ocean Grove, Victoria.
1973


Davidson Surfboards
?
1989


David Scully Surfboards
2 Mason Street, Reservoir, Victoria?
Phone 47-5811
1962-1964

David Scully


Decal thanks to Snazzy, May 2020.


Dee Why Surfboards
circa 1964
Bruce Goldwater
Del Surfboards
New Zealand
1972




Delany Surfboards
Byron Bay
1987


Dempsey Surfboards
Gold Coast, Queensland?
1992
Tony Dempsey
 

Dewey Surfboards
1970
???
Standard


Dextra Surfboards
1963
California
A major manufacturer of pop-out boards.
In 2020, with a link to the fascinating history page below, CEO Ben Loper noted:
We've been around since 1963, a family owned brand focused on sustainability, and featured prominently on several old TV shows like China Beach,
and made the boards for Dale Velzy on his second build out.

Many thanks to Ben.

https://www.dextrasurf.com/history-of-the-dextra-surfboard/


DHD Surfboards
Kirra Point, Queensland.
1990
Darren Handley
2005
Mick Fanning Model





Dibben-Cole Surfboards
 2 Stirling Highway, North Freemantle, Western Australia.
circa 1964
Len Dibben?
Also see Len Dibben Surfboards?
Box with red panels derived from Gordon and Smith Surfboards.


Decal thanks to Snazzy, February 2019.



Dick Brewer Surfboards
1972
Hawaii
California


Dick Brewer Surfboards
circa 1990
Made under license?
Gold Coast, Queensland?
Greg Webb




Dick Harvey Surfboards
circa 1974
Gold Coast, Queensland.
Richard Dick Harvey previously shaped for Shane and Ron Wade Surfboards.

shaped by dick harvey, circa 1974
- emailed, with thanks by John, September 2011.

1978
Decal courtesy of Snazzy, 2019.



Dickson Boats Builder
circa 1950
96-9337 and 9-4010 (Victoria?)

Metal badge affixed to timber hollow board, image forwarded by gerry.z, November 2013.


Dick Van Straalen - DVS Surfboards
circa 1969
PO Box 267? 
Burleigh Heads, Queensland.
1972
Country Space Ships by The Boys

Adrian Kerstens noted, August 2018:
Country Spaceships by The Boys was an early 1970’s label for Dick Van Straalen.
I recently located one on eBay for him- the first one he’d seen since shaping them back then.
Keep up the great site. 
Also see:
Surf Design Queensland Surfboards
Spirit of the Sea Surfboards.

1977
Ted Spencer and
Dick van Straalen Surfshop
Brisbane.
1998
Epoxy model





 
1995


1998

Dick Van Stralen Surf Designs, circa 1974, red.

emailed by George, early 2009.
Note Stralen mis-spelling.

Dick Van Straalen Surf Designs, circa 1974, blue.





1998

1998

[The] Different Co. Surfboards 
1978


Dillon Surfboards 
Scott Dillon Surfboards

Click Scott Dillon decals to access manufacturer details.


Dingo Surfboards
1975
???


Dolphin Surfboards (Surfboards by Dolphin) 
1964?
Dolphin Plastics
60 King Street Mitchum, Adelaide, South Australia. 

Noted: Number 024

Decal image contributed November 2011 by Brownie.


Dominator Surfboards
??
1973





Donald Surfboards
 circa 1965
One example located by Brett in Perth circa 1992.

Decal image, right, contributed by Brett (Perth/New Zealand??), March 2007.



Don Burford Surfboards
1963
Adelaide, South Australia
1973
Gold Coast, Queensland.
 
See Burford Surfboards

Dora Surfboards
1965
Bay Side Surf Centre
Melbourne 923774
Californian Style Model
There was probably no design or financial negotiations with Mr.Dora in California
Reported as manufactured by George Rice and Doug Warbrick.
Snazzy reported (2019):
Shaper Pat Morgan, glassed by George Rice, team riders  Rod Brooks and Colin McDonald.
Doug "the Claw"  Warbrick had an involvement too....at what capacity, unknown to me? I suspect shaping???

Double Shaka Surfboards
2576 Gold Coast Highway, Mermaid Beach, Queensland, 4218.
2010
Stuart Smith
www.stuartsurf.com.au

Volume is the amount of area (In litres) contained in a surfboard, calculated by its overall length, width, thickness & foil. (sic???)


Doug Fuller Surfboards
?
1986 
Doug Fuller


Dove Surfboards
Exmouth, Western Australia.
1976 
Peter Dixon

Down Under Surfboards
Central Coast, NSW
1984
Custom made for Long Jetty Surf Shop
Egan (Surfboards) ?
 
   
Decals forwarded with thanks by John Burgess, Newcastle, February 2017.






Dragan Surfboards
??
1987
Tony Dragan
Noted:  1989 8ft x 22” triple stringer single fin with concaves and football fin.





Drew Anderson Surfboards
??
2004
Drew Anderson


Drouyn Surfboards
Surfers Paradise Qld
1969
Peter Drouyn
1977
Peter Drouyn
2005
Replica Models

See Peter Drouyn Surfboards
2005 

Duke Surfboards (Longboards)
Australia ??
1998
Dave Berntsen




Dunlop Surfboards
Roger Street, Brookvale
1963
Factory of Crest Surfboards run by Bruen Finey.
Also manufactured Pacfic by Dunlop.
After Crest folded, Dunlop moved the board making operation to St Mary’s, in western Sydney.
Image right: Dunlop fin box, circa 1966.

Vary the fin to different surfs.
Remove it for easy transportation.
Fin is held firmly in position with specially designed nylon  slot attachment.

Possibly copied or imported from a US design.
Also manufactured the moulded plastic Dunlop Hand-Surfa, 1964. 

A replaceable fin system was also availalbe from Crest, 
See Source Documents:
Mick Simmons Pty Ltd: Sporting Goods Catalogue, Sydney, 1962.

This entry updated from notes and photographs posted by Gary Crockett on the Surf City Blog, June 20th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
http://blogs.hht.net.au/surfcity/
Many thanks to Garry and Bruen Finey.


Surfing World
November, 1966, Volume 8, Number 4, page 41.




Dunlop Surfboards
New Zealand

1960s
Dunlop also ventured into New Zealand production during the 1960s.

Decal: Surfboards N.Z. by Dunlop, #001936.

In 1966 Dunlop purchased the Sportex company which had marketed "pop-out" boards under the Kahuna label, built by Frank Wilkin who also built customs as Frank Wilkin Surfboards.
- Williamson: Gone Surfing (2000 ), page 52.

In October 1999, the Longboard Shop, New Zealand, auctioned more than 100 surfboards including one Kahuna:
1962 #76 9ft 3'': "Kahuna: by Frank Wilkin; one of the earliest NZ makers"
The online catalogue had a number of Dunlop Surfboards from 1962 to 1967.
From 1965 several of the boards were shaped by John Ormond and Tony White, and there were no Dunlop boards later than 1967.
1962
#107 
1964
#25 
#106 
#109 
#111
#112 

1966
#6 
#69 
#110 

9ft 4''  "one of the first fat rails"
 
9ft 4'' clear
9ft 5''  Island model
9ft 6'' "flying 'D' in yellow fin"
9ft 4'' "flying 'D' in blue fin"
9ft 4'' "flying 'D' in fin"
 

9ft 6''  "thin rail ...shaped by John Ormrod"
9ft 6''  "shaped by Tony White"
9ft 0''  "probably shaped by Tony White" 
1963
#108 
1965
#23 
#31 
#99 
#105 
 

1967
#20 
#27
#29 

9ft 4'' "very fat rails about 4'' thick"
 
8ft 8'' "cut-down ... no fin"
9ft 9'': "by B.B.?"
9ft 4'': "shaped by John Ormrod"
9ft 0'': "shaped by Tony White"
 
 

9ft 1'': "thin rail ... shaped by Tony White ... Weber hatchet fin"
 xft x'': "thin rail ... Takayama fin"
9ft 6'': "probably shaped by Tony White"


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