This ultra rare Gurrey family copy is one of only six known copies in existence; 1914 book was produced by the father of surf photography. The Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection has posted up another auction “Sneak Peek” videos. This installment highlights a truly scarce, unique, and rare find: The [...]
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction presented by Quiksilver Waterman Collection benefiting SHACC – The Surfing Heritage & Culture Center MAY 11 OC FAIR & EVENTS CENTER BUT TICKETS NOW! Noon – Live auction preview, SHACC silent auction preview, California Gold art wall silent auction preview, surfboard appraisals 1230 – Music by Tower 7 1:00 – [...]
SNEAK PEEK: PHIL EDWARDS HONOLULU MODEL
PHIL EDWARDS HONOLULU Model (10) CALIFORNIA GOLD According to the original and only owner, R. Paul Allen, the marketing magnet behind the Endless Summer success, this is the first Honolulu Model that came from master craftsman and California Gold surfer Phil Edwards’ hands. Good buddy Allen ordered this gorgeous and flawless original and near mint [...]
SNEAK PEEK: G&S HYNSON RED FIN GUN
G&S MIKE HYNSON RED FIN GUN 10′ 6″ (10r) CALIFORNIA GOLD: While known primarily for his role in 1964 classic surf film “The Endless Summer” San Diego’s Mike Hynson had by that time already established himself as a leading surfboard shaper/designer, joining the Gordon & Smith stable in 1963. His piece de resistance was the [...]
SNEAK PEEK OF THE WEEK: BUTTE FAMILY “V” BOARD PACIFIC SYSTEMS HOMES
** LIMITED NUMBER OF BIDDING PACKAGES, PLEASE, IF YOU PLAN ON BIDDING, PURCHASE YOUR BIDDING PACKAGE NOW! REGISTER FOR YOUR BIDDING PACKAGE NOW! ON THE AUCTION BLOCK: BUTTE FAMILY “V” BOARD PACIFIC SYSTEMS HOMES BUTTE FAMILY “V” BOARD PACIFIC SYSTEMS HOMES CALIFORNIA GOLD: While in real estate the rule may be “location, location, location, in [...]
SNEAK PEEK OF THE WEEK : HAWAIIAN GUNS
REGISTER FOR YOUR BIDDING PACKAGE NOW! ON THE AUCTION BLOCK: HAWAIIAN GUNS HAWAIIAN GUNS CALIFORNIA GOLD: 1990 Mike Eaton shaped BING for Ricky Grigg 1974 Michael Peterson shaped for Michael Peterson 1979 Authentic Gerry Lopez shaped Lightning Bolt 1976 Larry Bertlemann shaped Hawaiian Pro Designs for Larry Bertlemann NO RESERVE pre-auction estimate $3K-$10K SURFING HERITAGE [...]
THE SURF RIDERS OF HAWAII – A.R. GURREY JR. THE FATHER OF SURF PHOTOGRAPHY
November 24th, 2012 
Scott Bass 
BOARD BROKERS TV – PHONE CALL REVEALS #1 PHIL EDWARDS HONOLULU
November 9th, 2012 Scott Bass “”Each day, before and after school, I struggled over that board, pulling a drawknife toward me, shaving it down, while everybody groaned and looked the other way. A drawknife is a dandy tool for disemboweling yourself — sort of instant hara-kiri — but we both survived.” — PHIL EDWARDS SURFING HERITAGE VINTAGE SURF AUCTION presented [...]
BOARD BROKERS TV – NEWPORT BEACH ATTIC REVEALS A RAINBOW
November 3rd, 2012 Scott Bass These classic Rainbow Surfboards represent much more than a 70s-era surfboard. Rainbow Surfboards represented an ideal, a twisted cultural mission that transcended riding waves and that only could have occurred in the Laguna Canyon during that small little purple dot of time in the early 70s. RAINBOW SURFBOARDS Perhaps no other board represents the era [...]
DONALD TAKAYAMA RIP 1944 – 2012
October 29th, 2012 Scott Bass “Surrounded by the High Council of Hawaiian Watermen, the Beach Boys, Donald was schooled in the arts of surfing and boardbuilding. He rode his first wave when he was five, and by the time his ninth birthday rolled around, he was already becoming an accomplished shaper.” — Scott Hulet Donald Takayama by Scott Hulet photo [...]
Corky’s Day Off – Ultimately Not Worth It
October 16th, 2012 Scott Bass “It was one of those October days when the winds were howling offshore with Santa Ana conditions and there was a solid 6-foot south swell running.” — CORKY CARROLL SURFING HERITAGE VINTAGE SURF AUCTION presented by QUIKSILVER WATERMAN COLLECTION MAY 11, 2013DOORS OPEN AT NOON @OC FAIRGROUNDS MARK YOUR CALENDARS TO SEE UNIQUE AND RARE [...]
Calm Euphoria: Mark Healey Gets Toothy — Quiksilver Waterman Ambassador
October 9th, 2012 Scott Bass “Sharks can’t change their facial expression. They tell you what they want you to know with their bodies.” — Mark Healey Mark gets up-close and personal with Bull sharks. Have we been wrong all along? WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW:
Dewey Weber exhibition at Surfing Heritage Foundation
October 1st, 2012 Scott Bass The much-anticipated biography of flamboyant surfing legend Dewey Weber (1938-1993) is the inspiration for an exhibition at Surfing Heritage Foundation that will open to the public Sunday, September 30 and run through December 2, 2012. The exhibition, Little Man On Wheels, is curated by Barry Haun and consists of key surfboards (such as the Dewey [...]
GNAR GNAR : Na Wahine O Ke Kai Paddle Out 2012
September 25th, 2012 Scott Bass Some scenes from the paddle out through high surf at Hale O Lono harbor for to starting line of the 2012 Na Wahine O Ka Kai canoe race from Molokai to Oahu on September 22, 2012. check more vids: http://vimeo.com/50091662 SURFING HERITAGE VINTAGE SURF AUCTION presented by QUIKSILVER WATERMAN COLLECTION MAY 11, 2013 @ OC [...]
WOOD I ??? WOOD YOU?
September 24th, 2012 Scott Bass Carl Ekstrom’s house, home to plenty of design discussion. These designs…timeless. Pat Curren Wood. SURFING HERITAGE VINTAGE SURF AUCTION presented by QUIKSILVER WATERMAN COLLECTION MAY 11, 2013 @ OC FAIRGROUNDS MARK YOUR CALENDARS TO SEE UNIQUE AND RARE CALIFORNIA GOLD
San Diego’s Bobby Challenger – RIP
September 24th, 2012 Scott Bass It almost feels like an understatement to call Bobby Challenger Thomas a San Diego surf icon. A founding member of the Pacific Beach Surf Club in the late 1950s, Mr. Thomas took over Challenger Surfboards and made it one of the most successful surfboard manufacturers of the late 1960s. After a detour into the financial [...]
