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Haydenshapes Surfboards was founded in 1996 by Hayden Cox in Sydney, Australia.At the time of establishment, Hayden was 15 and in high school. After snapping his favourite surfboard and not being able to afford a new one, he decided to make one of his own instead. [7]
Rusty is an Australian surfboard and surfwear brand formed in 1985 by Rusty Preisendorfer. [2] [3] It also operates in the US under the name Rusty Surfboards.Notably, Rusty has worked with professional surfers such as Josh Kerr, [4] Jamie O'Brien, C. J. Hobgood, Wade Carmichael, [5] Liam "Letty" Mortensen, [6] and Jacob "Zeke" Szekely.
Australian surfboard-makers have driven innovation in surfboard design and production since the mid-1960s. The country has launched corporate giants such as Billabong, Rip Curl and Quiksilver. [3] Bondi Beach surfers, 2000. No surfing is possible in many parts of northern Australia due to coral reefs subduing waves.
Mark Richards was born and raised in Newcastle, son of Ray and Val Richards, both keen beachgoers.They worked at the Wire Rope Works, Ray Richards as an accountant, but he wanted more than that career could offer and started a business selling second-hand cars at a time when new cars were too expensive for most people.
In 2013, for its 50th anniversary, Surfing Australia named Mark Richards the 1963-2013 most influential surfer in Australia. [4] In 2014 it inaugurated the Australian Boardriders Battle , and renewed its partnership with the Edith Cowan University to further develop the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre (HPC), the world's first ...
Australia has well over 300 surf lifesaving clubs. [1] The following is a partial list of Australian surf lifesaving clubs.. Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club; Bronte Surf Lifesaving Club; Cabarita Beach Surf Life Saving Club; Carrum Surf Life Saving Club; Clovelly Surf Life Saving Club; Coogee Surf Life Saving Club; Cronulla Surf Life ...
The South Port Surf Lifesaving Club (SLSC) was established in 1959 in the coastal Adelaide suburb of Port Noarlunga, South Australia, and it is currently situated in the sand dunes at the mouth of the Onkaparinga River Estuary.
The first modern handboard, The Hand Surfa hardboard, was produced by an Australian company in the 1960s. [4] In the 1990s, many new handboard manufacturers entered the market including Slyde Handboards, who created handboards from foam. [5] and WAW Handplanes, who create handplanes from recycled plastics.