Every LongBoard Has a StoryA second visit to the shaping shed.
It felt just as good wandering through the racks of boards as the day before.
And as I walked I was drawn to a particular shape.
i walked over to the rack where it sat and began to brush away the dust unveiling another beauty. My hands worked quickly and carefully i needed to look closer.
"H can I get this one out?"
Lawrie looked at me with a broad grin " lets just clean this girl up first" he helped me wiping the dust off
As his hands wiped off the surface H shared some secrets of this board…...he explained this board was a competition board made for surfing Burleigh point on the Gold coast,he remembers it was the same year his daughter was born 1965. Lawrie Cradled it as he took it down, he said...
"It is a stringer less board with more bottom roll for the point also a fair bit of nose rocker".
i asked Lawrie if the fin was original as i never seen anything anywhere that had a amazing mesh pattern like that.
H said he use to buy slabs of made glass from of a local boat builder for fins then shape them.
Lawrie remembers the first time he took this board to a competition …..It measured 1/2 inch too short,
thats right it was 8' 11.5" it was to short for the 9 foot rules……. too short for 9' competition.
H said he remembers placing the board down on the measuring line and the organiser saying" its too short Lawrie by 1/2'"
H looked down in amazement a slight pause then saying to the organiser "look now" H explained the board had a big nose rocker for the point, so he stood on the boards nose and it extended out to 9 foot competition standard.
Lawire later added 1/2" to the board.
1965 competition board made for Burleigh point.
9' X 23 x3"
Well I have - great work Cobra. Thanks.
