Surfboard Stories – Duke Kahanamoku’s Surfboard, A Dick Brewer BK, Jon Pyzel’s Second Hand-shape, and a Simon Anderson Thruster
Surfboard Stories- Duke Kahanamoku’s Surfboard, A Dick Brewer BK, Jon Pyzel’s Second Hand-shape, and a Simon Anderson Thruster
Every surfboard has a story!
Photo: Goro @orog13
This is Duke Kahanamoku’s orignal surfboard Makai on display at the Hawaii Convention Center. Only if this board could tell us its stories.
Photo: Luis Real @luisrealcollection www.vintagesurfboards.com
Photo: Luis Real @luisrealcollection www.vintagesurfboards.com
This board belongs to Luis Real at Vintagesurfboards.com. It is a 10’9” shaped by the jedi master himself Dick Brewer. The board is a replica of the board legendary Hawaiian waterman Buffalo Keaulana won the Makaha contest in 1961. Such an incredible board and definitely one of a kind.
Photos: Jon Pyzel
This board has a incredible story. It is shaping phenom Jon Pyzel’s of Pyzel Surfboards second hand-shape. A 6’4” shaped in 1994. It was picked up at a garage sale for $50 on the North Shore, Oahu and given back to Jon.
Photo: Surfboard Project
Simon Anderson Nectar thruster shaped sometime in 1980. A Classic early thruster example.
