Dale Velzy Rememberances

National Public Radio did some coverage of Dale Velzy's passing, including some sound clips from friends and admirers: NPR : Dale Velzy Helped Shape Surfer Culture

Wegener Surfboards

Just received this note (slightly edited) from veteran LEGENDARY SURFERS reader and Australian shaper Tom Wegener: 

Dear Malcom, I wish I bought your book a long time ago! I am going to purchase it over the internet tomorrow... I went to the Bishop Museum last year and got into the archives. I saw all the old boards and was blown away by how masterfully they were crafted. I took all the measurements off an Olo and to some photos of the Alaia. I have made replicas of both. I have had pneumonia so I haven't really ridden the Olo in proper surf yet, but I am having a blast on the Alaia. They ride great. It has turned my surfing world up-side-down. It drives across open walls, hangs tight in the pocket, can cut back on a flat shoulder. With practice I think I can hold it in a tube. I live in Noosa, Australia so I get some pretty perfect to test it in... Tom Wegener WEGENER SURFBOARDS www.tomwegenersurfboards.com tom@tomwegenersurfboards.com 0401 257 479 Wegener Surfboards - The Wegeners

Dale Velzy, R.I.P.

Dale Velzy has left us. My chapter on Dale remains the best free source of info about his life as a surfer and shaper. If you have not done so already, please visit: Dale "The Hawk" Velzy 

Snake's 2 Websites

 If you've been wonering where Snake is, he's got two websites: his long-standing website: Bruce "Snake" Gabrielson's Surfing Page and also his mid-Atlantic surf products site: WaveTrekSurf.com

Hawaiian Surf Club of San Onofre

jimmy z passed me this link to the Hawaiian Surf Club of San Onofre. A fun read! Hawaiian Surf Club of San Onofre