After World War II, surfboard design had fallen into the hands of Southern California-based surfers. Among them was an antisocial mathematician passionate about fluid dynamics: Bob Simmons.
As the surf culture was slowly spreading through the US, a young American named Tom Blake (1902-1914) visited Hawaii and studied the traditional “olo” and “alaia” boards to start shaping his own…
Join the house of classic surf culture newsletter and get timely updates from all our adventures and favorite products and
For your first purchase on our website*
