Founded: 1967 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Category: Shortboards, Longboards The Shaper: N/A Website: Wave Riding Vehicles (WRV) Surfboards History of WRV Surfboards Although not much information is given about the background history of the brand or shapers, Wave Riding Vehicles maintains a strong presence in several geographic areas that otherwise, are not covered by other surfboard brands that popularly… Read More »
Founded: Unknown Location: Hawaii Category: Funboards, Shortboards, Longboards, SUP Boards, Beginner The Shaper: N/A Website: New Surf Project (NSP) Surfboards History of NSP Surfboards If you are a beginner surfer, you most likely have come across a NSP surfboard. Also known as the New Surf Project, it has quickly grown from a small brand in Hawaii, to becoming… Read More »
Founded: circa 1960-1970 Location: San Diego, California / Hawaii (present) Category: Bonzer, Longboards, SUP Boards The Shaper: Mike Eaton Website: Mike Eaton Surfboards History of Mike Eaton Surfboards A long time surfer, Mike Eaton first learned to surf back in 1947. He lived in San Francisco while he was in the Coast Guard in the 1950′s, and helped shape… Read More »
Founded: Unknown Location: Oahu, Hawaii Category: Shortboards The Shaper: John Carper Website: JC Hawaii Surfboards History of JC Hawaii Surfboards John Carper founded JC Hawaii Surfboards on the North Shore of Hawaii at Oahu. His inspiration and shaping skills have come from great shapers of the past including Dick Brewer, Greg Noll, and Bob McTavish. Along with shaping his… Read More »
Founded: 1974 Location: Kailua, Hawaii Category: Longboards, Shortboards, Gun/Fish The Shaper: Stephan Tsukuyama, Jimmy Tsukuyama, Eric Arakawa (present), Steve Morgan (present) Website: Hawaiian Island Creations (HIC) Surfboards History of Hawaiian Island Creations Surfboards The Tsukuyama brothers didn’t originally enter the surfboard business. They first opened up a bike shop on the Hawaiian Islands in 1971 called the Kailua Bike… Read More »
Founded: Unknown Location: Kauai, Hawaii Category: Guns, Shortboards, Longboards, Funboards The Shaper: Dick Brewer Website: Dick Brewer Surfboards History of Dick Brewer Surfboards Dick Brewer revolutionized surfing by shaping new surfboards that allowed surfers to ride faster waves. Interestingly, Dick grew up and was first raised in landlocked cold Minnesota where he was born in 1936. Luckily, he and… Read More »
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