Hard to watch due to poor photography, but there are some revealing moments none-the-less.
Surfmatting 1951
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Simmons Board At Waikiki
There was a quick flash of a guy riding a Simmons board at Waikiki in the 1960 short subject, Surf Riders.
What's really neat is how, when the rider needs to make a slight adjustment, he uses the big toe of his rear foot. This, on a board over 10 feet long, and weighing 50 pounds!
And there's a shot of what appears to be the same guy hoisting a Simmons up on his shoulder at the start of the full length film...with no less than The Royal Hawaiian in the background.
Surfing In The Sixties - Mona Boys
There's some interesting stuff in this documentary of the Mona Vale surf crew from Sydney...including 3 or 4 segments of early Nat Young.
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