Events: 60s Stylemasters @ Saunton Sands
added to the website on Jul 14, 2010
We took our Mobile Museum to the Hotdoggers Longboard Surf Club “60s Stylemasters” contest at Saunton Sands in North Devon on July 17th, 2010. It’s a great contest and always lots of fun, as those taking part have to draw lots to see which 1960s longboard from a pool of ten they’ll get to ride ……»
Photographs: Bob Powers 1964
added to the website on Jun 06, 2010
Surfer-shaper Bob Powers on the beach at home in North Devon with one of the boards he made in Mortehoe. This was his personal board and Bob donated it to the Museum of British Surfing – you can see it in surfboard timeline on this site.
Surfboards: Powers Surfboards 1964
added to the website on May 25, 2010
When this board was shaped around 1964 boards were called ‘malibu’ boards or just surfboards – the term longboard didn’t really come into play until the 1980s when people wanted to differentiate between the ‘older’ style of board (usually 9 to 10 feet long) and the ‘modern’ shortboard. Bob Powers was based in Mortehoe on ……»