: Board Collector

One man's exploration of the 'innovation period' of surfboard design from 1975 to 1985

Back to homepage

Back to homepage

Home is where the Heart is....

Sydney in winter.

photo by frothers.com.au

Email This BlogThis!Share to Twitter Share to Facebook

0 comments:

EMAIL ME!!

damion@boardcollector.com

Subscribe via email

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Search This Blog

Loading...

1982 Stubbies Surf Classic Burleigh

The 82 Stubbies was the pinicle of inovation period surfing and surfboard design. The heats included Mark Richards on his own hand shaped twin fin design, Cheyne Horan (winning) on a Geoff McCoy Laser Zap design with Ben Lexan designed winged Star fin, Rabbit Barthlemow on a channel bottom rounded pin tail Hot Stuff, Dane Kealoa on a T&C twin fin and Simon Anderson on his new 3 fin thruster design. Never before or since has there been such a variety of cutting edge surfboard design in one place.

Innovation Period - Definition

The innovation period of surfboard design has also been described as 'T2'. Meaning the second transition period, the first transition period of surfboard design was from late 60's to the early 70's, or short board revolution, where boards went from long boards (10') to short boards (6'), an exciting time for the likes of Dick Brewer and Bob Mc Tavish, who were sawing a foot off their boards at a time. The second transition period was from the late 70's to the early 80's when surf boards went from 1 fin to 3 fins and beyond.

Links to boards in my collection by label, shaper & country of origin

* indicates that the board is not one of mine,
Aloha- Quad fin (Greg Clough). AU
Bennett- Twin fin (Russel Head). AU
Bob Brown Surfboards- Twin fin (Bob Brown). AU
Bruce Jones- Twin Fin (Bruce Jones). US
Bruce Jones- Twin Fin (Bruce Jones). US
Bryne- Clinker twin fin (Laurie Bryne). AU
Bryne- Clinker twin fin (Laurie Bryne). AU
Bryne- Tom Carroll model thruster, (Phil Bryne). AU
Bryning Spears- Channel bottom thruster (Al Bryne). AU
Canyon- Thruster (Rusty Preisendorfer). US
Channel Islands- Thruster (Al Merrick). US
Channel Islands- Thruster (Doug Bell). AU
Christie- Twin fin (unknown). AU
Daniell- Twin fin (Peter Daniell). AU
Dick Brewer- Quad (Dick Brewer). US*
Emerald- Twin fin (Jim Banks). AU
Emerald- Twin fin (Steve Griffiths). AU
Energy- Single fin (Simon Anderson) AU
Energy- Single fin (Simon Anderson). AU
Energy- Thruster 'clear' (unknown).AU
Energy- Thruster (Frank Latta). AU
Energy- Thruster (Scott Beggs). AU
Energy- Thruster (Simon Anderson). AU
Energy- Thruster (unknown). AU
Energy- Thruster jet fins (Simon Anderson). AU
Energy- Twin fin (Simon Anderson). AU
Fluid Foils- Twin fin (Jim Pollard). AU
Free Flight- Single fin pin tail (Col Smith). AU
Free Fluid- 5 fin (unknown). AU
G&S- Bonza (unknown). AU
G&S- Highlight Single fin (Greg Solness). AU
G&S- Zapper thruster (unknown). US
G&S-Single fin 'tubeshooter' (Peter Townend). AU
Gisborne Surf co'- Twin fin (Hamish Graham). NZ
Home made- Jet fin Thuster (unknown). AU
Home made- Lazer Zap copy (Phil Cox). AU
Hot Buttered- Drifta (Terry Fitzgerald). AU
Hot Buttered- Drifta (Terry Fitzgerald). AU
Hot Buttered- Single fin (Hank Warner). US
Hot Buttered- Single fin (Terry Fitzgerald). AU
Hot Buttered- Thruster (Greg Webber) AU
Hot Dot- Thruster (Greg Miller). AU
Hot Stuff- Single fin (Al Bryne) AU
Hot Stuff- Single fin pin tail, Wayne Bartholomew model. AU
Hot Stuff- Thruster (Al Bryne). AU
Hot Stuff- Thruster (Al Bryne). AU
Jackson- Egg (Laurie Bryne). AU
Jackson- Thruster rail channels (Jim Parkinson). AU
Jackson- Twin Fin (Jim Parkinson). AU
Jackson- Twin fin (Jim Parkinson). AU
Jet- Twin fin (Tony Cerff). AU
KC- Twin fin (Greg Trotter). AU
Ken Bradshaw- 3 fin gun (Ken Bradshaw). US
Larry Bertleman- Twin fin (Larry Bertleman). US
Lightning Bolt- Single fin (Ken Bradshaw). US
Lightning Bolt- Single fin (Mikey Munoz). US
Lightning Bolt- Star bolt twin fin (unknown). AU
Lightning Bolt- Tin fin (Bill Barnsfeild) US
Lightning Bolt- Twin fin (Beckmeier). US
Lightning Bolt- Twin fin (Greg Clough). AU
Lightning Bolt- Twin fin (Stuart Cadden). AU
Lightning Bolt- Twin fin (Tom Eberly). US
Lightning Bolt- Twin fin Star Bolt (unknown). AU
Lightning Bolt- Twinfin (Greg Clough), AU
Local Knowledge- Single fin (Neal Purchase). AU
Local Knowledge- Twin fin (unknown). AU
Local Knowledge- Twin Fin Steve Godard).AU
Mark Richards- Single fin stinger (Mark Richards). AU
Mark Richards- Twin fin '83 (Bob Margets). AU
Mark Richards- Twin fin (Bob Margets). AU
Mark Richards- Twin Fin (Bob Margrets). AU
Mc Elroy- Single fin (Chris McElroy). US
Mc Grigor- Jet fin thruster (Barry King). AU
McCoy- Lazor Zap (Geoff McCoy). AU
McCoy- No nose single fin (Greg Pautch). US
McCoy- Single fin for Pam Buridge (Geoff McCoy). AU
McCoy- Tri fin (Greg Pautch). US
McCoy- Tri Zap (Geoff McCoy). AU
Nat Young- Single fin pin tail (Nat Young)
Nat Young- Single fin pin tail (Nat Young). AU
Nat Young- Single fin pin tail red (Nat Young). AU
Nectar- Thruster (Art Collier). US
Nirvana- Quad fin (Glen Winton). AU
Nirvana- Twin fin (Glen Winton) AU
Rip Curl- Thruster (Bill Shrosbree) US
Schroff- 'Baby Swallow' single fin (Peter Schroff). US
Schroff- Tri fin Blaster (Peter Schroff). US*
Schroff- Twin fin (Peter Schroff). US
Simon Anderson- Hollow plastic single fin (Simon Anderson). AU
Simon Anderson- Thruster (Simon Anderson). AU
Sky- Single fin (Robert Fenech). AU
Sky- Twin Fin (Bob McTavish). AU
Star- Single fin (Alan Bean) AU
Strapper- Turbo fin thruster. AU
T&C- Quad (Gunther Rohn). AU
T&C- Thruster (Nev Hyman). AU
T&C- Thruster for Kingsley Looker (GR). AU
Trigger Bros- Twin fin (unknown). AU
Wave Crest Hawaii- Stinger single Fin (Doug Bell). AU
Wave Riding Vehicles- Twin fin (Frisson). US
Wave Tools- Quad fin (Lance Collins). US*
Wave Tools- Single Fin pin (Lance Collins).US
Wave Tools- Single fin stinger (Lance Collins). US*
Wave Tools- Twin fin (Lance Collins). US*
Wave Tools- Twin Fin (Lance Collins). US*
Wave Tools- Twin fin (Lance Collins). US*
Wave Tools- Twin Fin (Lance Collins).US
Wave Tools- Twin fin (Lance Collins).US*

Blog Archive

► 2008 (108)
- ► February 2008 (24)
- ► March 2008 (37)
- ► April 2008 (10)
- ► May 2008 (3)
- ► June 2008 (6)
- ► July 2008 (6)
- ► August 2008 (1)
- ► October 2008 (17)
- ► November 2008 (4)

▼ 2009 (84)
- ► January 2009 (10)
- ► February 2009 (1)
- ► March 2009 (4)
- ► April 2009 (2)
- ► May 2009 (5)
- ▼ July 2009 (13)
- ► August 2009 (14)
- ► September 2009 (9)
- ► October 2009 (7)
- ► November 2009 (8)
- ► December 2009 (11)

► 2010 (132)
- ► January 2010 (19)
- ► February 2010 (15)
- ► March 2010 (15)
- ► April 2010 (14)
- ► May 2010 (10)
- ► June 2010 (5)
- ► July 2010 (14)
- ► August 2010 (12)
- ► September 2010 (15)
- ► October 2010 (6)
- ► November 2010 (4)
- ► December 2010 (3)

► 2011 (136)
- ► January 2011 (5)
- ► February 2011 (8)
- ► March 2011 (5)
- ► April 2011 (10)
- ► May 2011 (22)
- ► June 2011 (13)
- ► July 2011 (21)
- ► August 2011 (21)
- ► September 2011 (15)
- ► October 2011 (8)
- ► November 2011 (1)
  - 'Epic Eighties' Surfboard Retrospective
- ► December 2011 (7)

► 2012 (16)
- ► January 2012 (11)
- ► February 2012 (5)

Acquisitions /Donations

Boardcollector is looking to aquire quality board made before 1990. Donations of any surfboard made between 1975 and 1985 will be gratefully accepted. I can arrange pick up from almost anywhere in the world. Please email me at damion@boardcollector.com