RIP Bob Cooper

Some nice obits here, and here ...

Mystery VW Vanagon

Arrives at Malibu almost every morning around 4:30 or 5:00 AM...

 

 

Hangs all day, day after day...

Usually leaves around 5 PM

Are they day sleepers? Are they surfers? Do they work at a nearby business? Any idea who it is?

Early Lynch Mash-Up

George's Blue Skiff

 

 

 

 

 

George's original 13 foot skiff is up for sale...$14,999 takes it away!

George and I built that boat in 1978, or thereabouts. It was made of marine ply, with the panels stitched together with copper wire, then laminated inside and out, then all the interior compartments were made separately and installed. The entire project took only 3 days! (George had planned it out, in detail, well in advance.)

The first day we took it out was a rainy, southeast wind day at the SB harbor. It cut through the miserable bump like a hot knife going through butter. Made many surf trips in that boat, including jaunts out to the islands. It rode like a 20 footer, at least.

This boat became the basis for all of George's subsequent boat hull designs. I think Wardie Ward had it after George moved full time to Australia in the mid-90's. Not sure who is selling it now...

From Glenn ...

From Jordan

 

 

Aloha Paul,

How do you do? Hope this message finds you well.

Just picked up a stirring rendition of George Greenough's "Baby" shaped by Tim Bowler (please see attached).

Yeah, the board is bananas, to say the least. It passes the under-the-arm test you previously spoke of with flying colors and I cannot sing Tim's praises enough. 

 7'8" x 17" N. x 22 5/8" x 16 5/8" T. 

Tim Bowler Volan 10" A (courtesy of Chuck Ames, on the natch)

The beat goes on...

Mahalo,

Jordan
 Tourmaline Dream Surf Team

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Greenough's original Baby Surfboard. 7'8'' long. Built c. 1962...ridden by Bob McTavish in 1968. The board originally had a glass on fin, but Bob installed a WAVE SET fin box and dropped a huge Stage 3 fin in it. Last seen with Alby Falzon in Carpinteria when they were filming Crystal Voyager in 1972.

 

Tale Of Two 8 Footers...

Nat Young at Malibu, Summer of 1968. His board is a Keyo roundtail with a deep hull and narrow flex fin...both designed by George G.

Nat Young with a Pat Morgan board, most likely Fall of 1974. Dead flat bottom, edgy down rails, long base keel fin.