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Lightning Bolt Single fin.

Here is my recently acquired 6"6' lightning Bolt single flyer, rounded pin tail single fin. It has no shapers markings other then the 00435 on the stringer. It was built with out a leg rope plug, which gives me pause to think about how old it actually is.

According to an earlier email from Randy Rarrick this is probably a Californian made Bolt out of the Hobie factory in San Diego. Danny Brawner held the license for mainland USA and this board was most likely shaped by Mickey Munoz or Terry Martin. Randy say, "During it's hey day of the mid to later 70's, over 30 different shapers pumped out Bolts with certified licensees in California, South Africa, Australia and Brazil.

As they said at the time "The Most Frequently Tubed Surfboards in the World".

Randy at the 2011 Hawaiian vintage surf auction

Mickey Munoz, Terry Martin and Bill Stewart in 1977

I see now I should have added some red pigment to my nose re-build

Pink checker board Schroff 'Baby Swallow' single fin

I'm pleased to share with you my 5'11" Peter Schroff shaped 'Baby Swallow' single fin. I'm in love with the pink and black checker board spray and 80's decals. This board looks as current and exciting as anything currently on the market. This piece almost completes my mission to preserve a selection of important early 80's Californian 'Echo Beach' era shapers work. There are some obvious holes in the collection but so far we have:

Greg Pautsch McCoy, Peter Schroff 'Twin Fin Design', Simon Anderson Design Nectar thruster, Lance Colins single fin and a Lance Collins Wave Tools twin fin.

There is no signature on the stringer or foam, only this marking 5'11" on the glass around the fin box

The board originally came with a classic collection of 80's stickers and deck grip. PJ's surfrider Newport Beach shows its heritage, coming from the 'Echo beach' area.

I found this board just in time to co-inside with the modern single fin revial that's been spear headed by Rusty Preisendorfer.

Lance Collins Wave Tools single fin

Surfer / shaper Richie Collins

"Enough Wave Tools already!" my friend wrote to me.

Well not quite, not till I share with you my early 80's Lance Collins rounded pin tail single fin.

Enjoy...

John wrote- 'Hi- i was just looking at your site and the wave tools single fin. Ocean rhythms was a short lived surf shop in babylon, New York @1982-1984?? I bought my first board G&S zapper with 6 channells there.owners name was harold mcambridge and last i heard moved to san diego area 20 yrs ago.Very cool board sure would love to have one of the old wave tools with some checkers!!
good stuff thanks,-john'

Good Vibrations- Single Fin Comp.

When I was in Bali last year I was privileged to be invited to be a judge at the Good Vibrations Single fin comp at Canggu on Bali's South West coast.

I was stoked to see how many quality vintage boards came out of the wood work. I was surprised they had survived so long in an environment where my boards usually only last about week before snapping in two out on the Bukit.