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12′ of Brewer + More: Social Media Roundup

Greetings, Shredderz! It’s that time again — keep scrolling for some Instagram favorites, chosen over the past month or so. Can we get a solid Victor Bernardo edit already? I’m just chomping at the bit for something in the ten minute range. In the meantime here’s a still photo of Bernardo, whose style…

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Owl Chapman Underground Surfboard

Greetings, Shredderz! Today’s post features a very cool and unusual board on eBay: an Owl Chapman Underground surfboard from the Seventies. The board is a single fin and it measures in at a relatively tidy 6’4″. You can find a link to the eBay listing here. All photos in this post are via…

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Owl Chapman Underground

If you’re into underground Hawaiian shapers, there’s a gem of a board waiting for you on eBay. Pictured here is an Owl Chapman wing pin single fin made under the Surfboards Honolulu brand. Chapman (whom I’ve written about previously) has his own Encyclopedia of Surfing entry, but there is little reliable information about…

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Dick Brewer Winged Single Fin

Dick Brewer is one of the most famous surfboard shapers ever. His claim to fame is crafting big wave guns that perform in the demanding conditions of a Hawaiian winter. One of the more fascinating – or maddening, depending on how you look at it – aspects of Brewer’s long career is the…

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