The Surfboard: Art, Style, Stoke

by Ben Marcus, Juliana Morais (Photographer), Jeff Divine (Photographer), Gary Linden (Foreword by)

Overview

The history of the surfboard is one of innovation---innovation that has in turn shaped the sport of surfing. The Art of the Surfboard follows this history, from the first "wave-riding" redwood planks crafted by ancient Hawaiians to the vacuum-sealed, lightweight, "plastic fantastic" technological marvels of today.

Beautifully illustrated with historical prints and engravings, as well as the latest surf photography and detailed closeups, this book documents the surfboards evolution as a perfect convergence of form and function.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616731175
Publisher:	MVP Books
Publication date:	05/15/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Ben Marcus is a surfer and skateboarder for life. He was Surfer magazine associate editor and still writes for Surfer, The Surfer's Journal, and others. He's the author of our The Surfboard, Surfing USA!, Surfing & the Meaning of Life, and The Surfer's Handbook. He lives in Malibu, of course. www.benmarcusrules.comBen Marcus is a stoked gremmie who grew up surfing Santa Cruz and Malibu. After high school, he traveled the world in search of the perfect wave. He served 10 years as associate editor at The Surfer magazine. He now writes for The Surfer's Journal and other surf publications. Ben is the author of Voyageur's Surfing USA! and a forthcoming surf guidebook series for Chronicle. He lives in Malibu. www.benmarcusrules.comJeff Divine is one of the world's most famed surfing photographers, bar none. He is the photo editor at The Surfer's Journal.Dividing her time between her native Brazil and the United States, Juliana Morais is a photographer, filmmaker, and writer who contributes to ESPN Brazil and several surf and sports magazines worldwide. She is also a surfer.

Jeff Divine is one of the world's most famed surfing photographers, bar none. He is the photo editor at The Surfer's Journal.

Ben Marcus is a stoked gremmie who grew up surfing Santa Cruz and Malibu. After high school, he traveled the world in search of the perfect wave. He served 10 years as associate editor at The Surfer magazine. He now writes for The Surfer's Journal and other surf publications. Ben is the author of Voyageur's Surfing USA! and a forthcoming surf guidebook series for Chronicle. He lives in Malibu. www.benmarcusrules.comJeff Divine is one of the world's most famed surfing photographers, bar none. He is the photo editor at The Surfer's Journal.Dividing her time between her native Brazil and the United States, Juliana Morais is a photographer, filmmaker, and writer who contributes to ESPN Brazil and several surf and sports magazines worldwide. She is also a surfer.
Jeff Divine is one of the world's most famed surfing photographers, bar none. He is the photo editor at The Surfer's Journal.

Table of Contents

Foreword   Gary Linden     12
Icons
Surfboards in Hawaiian Culture 1600 B.C. to 1920 A.D     14
The Thoroughly Modern Olo
Kookboxes, Redwood Swastikas, and Balsa Flyers The Roaring Twenties and the Soaring Thirties     32
Sliding Ass
The Skeg and the Hot Curl 1934 through World War II     64
Plastic Fantastic
Wondrous Shapes and Wonder Materials Post-World War II Experiments     72
Foam
Sandwich Boards, Spoons, and the Foam Future From the Fall of Hitler to the Rise of Gidget     92
Toes on the Nose, Feet on the Tail
Supplying the Surfing Sensation 1960-1967     114
You Say You Want a Revolution
From Sam to the Thruster 1966-1981     148
Brave New World
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same 1981 and Still Going Strong     204
Acknowledgments and Sources     252
Index     254
About the Author and Contributors     256

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Thumbing through “The Surfboard” — with its many surfboard photos — is like walking through a surf museum. And if it doesn’t make you want to go out and buy a new board, at the very least it’ll motivate you to go to the nearest shop and touch some. — www.sanluisobispo.com, Sidetracked blog

 

The photography in the book gets a stoked rating. - Daily Stoke (www.dailystoke.com)

 

If you love surfing, or simply marvel at the design and variety of surfboards this book’s for you. — Hawaii, October 1, 2010

Editorial Reviews

The photography in the book gets a stoked rating. - Daily Stoke (www.dailystoke.com)

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Thumbing through “The Surfboard” — with its many surfboard photos — is like walking through a surf museum. And if it doesn’t make you want to go out and buy a new board, at the very least it’ll motivate you to go to the nearest shop and touch some. — www.sanluisobispo.com, Sidetracked blog

If you love surfing, or simply marvel at the design and variety of surfboards this book’s for you. — Hawaii, October 1, 2010

From the Publisher