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NEWS
Following the
Australian Surf Movie
Festival national tour
featuring THE BIG WAVE
PROJECT II (about to be
released worldwide Dec
10), you can catch up on
Tim’s latest travels and
cinematographic work
on his YouTube channel:
@surfingvisions
Surfer: Tahlia Hirst
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AUSTRALIAN MADE
SURFBOARDS AT
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Factory 3/6 Kerta Rd, Kincumber NSW 2251 | m: 0415 577 085
Hall of famer
Dick Van Straalen, classic Aussie bloke and fine surfboard shaper, has received
the well-deserved honour of being inducted into the International Surfboard
Builders Hall of Fame (ISBHOF).
Now in its 23rd year, the ISBHOF honoured its new crew of talented surfboard
shapers and makers on 15 October this year. The event took place at the blissful
Huntington Beach in California, the surfing capital of the USA.
Huntington Beach surfers Mike Ester and Bob Bole founded the ISBHOF in 2000
and have since inducted 140 expert surfboard builders. The event was created
in order to recognise the brilliant and creative board builders of the world who
have shaped the surfing industry and have scarcely been appreciated for their
innovations.
Australians would be hardly surprised to hear of Dick’s induction to the ISBOF.
The 78-year-old master craftsmen from Queensland’s Gold Coast is an expert
in custom-made balsa surfboards that are often beautifully painted with flowing
patterns and vibrant colours.
Raised in the Netherlands, Dick began surfing shortly after moving to Sydney with
his family in 1944 and started shaping boards six years later. He is best known for
the sleek single-fin boards he made throughout the 1970’s that were masterfully
shaped for the high-speed pointbreak waves of Queensland and is well-deserving
of perhaps the highest honour a surfboard shaper can have.
Good on ya Dick!
(08) 8323 0879
168 Olivers Rd,
McLaren Vale SA 5171
Fri – Mon: 11 – 6pm
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