Before his revered surf film Free Ride was released in 1977, Bill was influential in the surf community. Along with Bill Hubina, he co-invented Slipcheck. (He's credited with the name Slipcheck...which is nothing short of marketing genius.) Tom Morey brought their idea to the mass market in the mid-sixties, and helped define the end of the longboard era.
RIP Bill...
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I Slipchecked the whole deck, too. Wore out my wetsuit vest (winter attire in '66) and all my toenails from knee paddling--ouch!
Hey, isn't Stanley's always glassy in our memories (if you surfed it)? The reality was a bit different. But the glassy days.......
Speedshaper
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