Greetings, Shredderz! Today we’re featuring a rad and unusual nose rider from the Sixties: a Rick Barry Kanaiaupuni Model longboard. The pics in the post were taken from a Craigslist listing on the East Coast, which you can find here. First, a little background: I am a huge fan of Rick Surfboards, and…
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Greetings, Shredderz! For today’s post we have a neat Transition Era board from one of my favorite surfboard brands ever: Rick Surfboards. Rick Surfboards was the eponymous label from Rick Stoner, Bing Copeland’s former business partner and South Bay, Los Angeles lifeguard. For more background on Rick Surfboards, check out this Deep Dive…
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First, if you haven’t seen the previous posts on Rick Surfboards and you’re interested in learning more about the brand, I recommend checking them out. Here are links for Part I and Part II. Pictured above is a super rare Barry Kanaiaupuni personal rider with the Rick Surfboards logo. The pictures come courtesy…
Continue readingAn in-depth overview of the Rick Surfboards Barry Kanaiaupuni Model surfboard produced during the Transition Era of the late 1960s
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Rick Surfboards is a surfboard label that should be more famous than it is. I admit, part of this stance is informed by my own extensive biases, starting with the fact I have a soft spot for Rick’s clean and classy logos. Setting aside these preconceptions, though, Rick Surfboards boasts a rich history…
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Greetings, Shredderz! As your weekend comes to a close (it’s almost midnight here in California), here’s a selection of a few cool boards I saw for sale over the past few days. Rich Pavel / Steve Lish 5’8″ Fish on Craigslist This thing has already been sold, so there’s no link. It went…
Continue readingHappy Monday, Shredderz! Here are a few boards that have caught my eye over the past few days. Simon Anderson / Nectar Thruster on Craigslist (Los Angeles) I’d love to do a more in-depth post on Simon Anderson. I’m just waiting to find one of his early thrusters go on sale so I…
Continue readingHere is a vintage Rick single fin that is up for grabs on Craigslist in Echo Park, Los Angeles. It’s not perfect, by any means – I’ve omitted the pictures that show some dings that have been not-so-beautifully repaired – but it is only $60. More importantly, it’s a genuine Rick board! I…
Continue readingPictured here is a 70s Rick Surfboards single fin that looks to be in decent shape. Rick Surfboards was started by Rick Stoner in 1961, according to Last Wave Originals. For a long time the head shaper at Rick Surfboards was none other than Phil Becker, who went onto a long and illustrious…
Continue readingOh baby! This here is a Rick Surfboards longboard from what the posting claims is 1965. The Rick noserider bears serial number 1252 and it comes in at a pretty hefty 9′9″. From Stoked n Board it’s not clear if the numbering matches up to the year that’s claimed, but the logos seem to…
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