California lifeguard named Larry Stevenson
The "Surf Club Hawaii" was officially formed and offered its members monthly surfing and paddling contests
” The original home for Plastic Fantastic was in Haleiwa
Country Surfboards played a pivotal role in the late 60’s and early 70’s transition from guns to the shortboards designed specifically for the North Shore
Velzy Shop Metal Sign Pineapple California lifeguard named Larry StevensonKnown as "The Hawk", Dale is a surfer, a celebrity, a hell raising rebel, a revolutionary retailer, a hall of fame surfer, a surf film financier, a lifeguard, and most of all, a shaper. A master shaper in his own right, Joe Quigg said, "You couldn't even sell a board in the sixties unless it looked like a Velzy board." Dale opened Velzy Surfboards (the world's first surf shop) in Manhattan Beach in 1949, and within years had shops all along Southern