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Yater began working for Hobie Surfboards in 1955, primarily glassing balsa boards. [5] [4] [6] He worked with Bobby Patterson, Jimmy Johnson, [6] and Phil Edwards.[2] [4] He moved to San Clemente in 1957 to work for Dale Velzy, [5] [4] where he learned shaping techniques from Velzy himself. [6]
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.
In 1992, Chris' shaping career began with a six-year apprenticeship to shaping legend, Dick Brewer (1936-2022). It was perfecting the skill of shaping boards under Brewer, and the influence of his then neighbor, Skip Frye, that solidified Chris' abilities to design and shape any size surfboard, which would later open the door to shaping big wave guns for the world's best big wave surfers.
In 1990, Frye married his long-time girlfriend Donna Frye (née Sarvis), and they started Harry's Surf Shop with Harry "Hank" Warner. His wife was elected as a San Diego City Councilmember in 2001 and narrowly lost the San Diego mayoral election in 2005. Her term ended on December 6, 2010.
Locations with exceptional waves bring in large levels of activity form surfers, with Trestles surf break in San Diego, CA having an estimated economic value of $24 million. [4] The average surfer in the United States is 34 years old and owns 4 different surfboards. [ 4 ]
Trestles is a collection of surfing spots between northern San Onofre State Beach in San Diego County and southern San Clemente in Orange County in California. [1] Trestles consists of, from north to south, Upper Trestles (Uppers), Lower Trestles (Lowers), and Middle Trestles (Middles). North of Upper Trestles is the surf spot called Cottons.
My San Clemente by the Sea." Soon after San Clemente was incorporated, the need for a fire station was realized. The headlines in San Clemente's first newspaper, El Heraldo de San Clemente June 1928 read: "Building to house local fire department will be constructed by popular subscription and turned over to the city when completed!" Individual ...
Hobart "Hobie" Laidlaw Alter (October 31, 1933 – March 29, 2014) was an American surf and sailing entrepreneur and pioneer, creator of the Hobie Cat catamarans, and founder of the Hobie company. He created the Hobie 33 ultralight-displacement sailboat and a mass-produced radio-controlled glider, the Hobie Hawk .