Reproducing 50 Years of Surfing.

Doug Fletcher got a Velzy "pop-out" as a 13th birthday present, August 13, 1962.

Time flies right. Doug realized that this year would be his 50th anniversary of surfing and decided to re-make his first board.

First thing was to find someone to reproduce that shape, who better then Marc Andreini?

These boards all had the same fin and were solid colors to hide any flaws in the production process, they were sold in department and sporting goods stores for around $70. 

The fin was remade with redwood and pine and fitted to perfection. 

Check that thing out! Incredible work. 

Once it was all finished Doug took the board down to Newport Beach on August 12th of this year... 50 years to the day it had all started for him. He shared some great times with old friends and his son.

13 again!!!

Happy 50th Doug!

T.C.B. with Dave A at the board builders guild

Here's Dave A finishing off another wonderful water sled... takin' care of businesss at the board builders guild.
PHOTO: D.Lee August 2012

The "Sponson Outrigger" by SOURCE surfboards

The 9"6 Sponson Outrigger. A very special custom nose riding machine built by Nick Palandrani of Source surfboards in Santa Cruz, CA.
Nick had very little to say about this board and it's customer other than it being the "ultimate" nose rider.

handcrafted by surfers in California.

Legend shapes a classic

A legend shaping a classic.... Doug Haut preps a balsa blank for one very lucky customer.
These blanks are sold as big ol' block that get hand planed down to exact size. A true craft.
you can bet at $800 or so for one of these blanks that the final cost is gonna be up there, but hey,, when a legend shapes your classic what do you expect!
AUGUST 2012
photos: D.Lee

Stepdeck shape by Travis Reynolds

Travis has really been making some cool boards lately, this step deck is one of them

Source Log

Here's another fine example of Nick Palandrani's ability to shape just about any style board very well. Check him out at: www.sourcesurfboards.com