G&S History
From Larry Gordon and Floyd Smith's San Diego workshop in 1959 to third-generation rider Mele Saili and head shaper Chris Darby today — the G&S story is one of craft, family, and an uncompromising love of surf and skate culture.
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With Floyd's passing the things that remain are the impressions he left me with and his influence. Floyd Smith was an innovative thinker, and had a certain charisma that propelled the Gordon & Smith brand in the early years. He was a catalyst that made the wheels turn and an amazing story teller,
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It always amazes me that the Surf Industry is so interwoven in the most surprising ways. I got to catch up and hear some fun Surf History from Karen Howard at the Boardroom Show Oct 7th at the Delmar Fairgrounds...
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Throw back Thursday, 1965 ads appeared in “The Skateboard Quarterly” of the first Fiberglass Flexible Skateboard. Skip Frye ad and a poster introducing the Surf skates....Skateboarding was a quick passing fad for a few years in the mid-60s. The Fibreflex...
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Fun Fact: In the late 60’s, Larry Gordon started developing a new Fin System out of frustrations with the current WAVE Set system. He wanted to create a way that Surfers could fine-tune the position of a fiberglass fin or...
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