News & Design Archive – G&S Surfboards & Skateboards

a line in the sand · Kpbs ·Nov 13, 2019

“A Line in the Sand” Thursday Nov 14th 9pm on KPBS San Diego 9pm

Thursday November 14 th at 9pm, Tune in to KPBS for a Special broadcast of ‘A Line in the Sand’- A documentary of the origins of Tourmaline Surf Park In San Diego. The first surf park in the world. ...

G&S · Gordon & Smith skateboards · Neil blender · Vannen watches ·Nov 05, 2019

G&S and Vannen Watches

We’re excited to announce that G&S has teamed up with @VannenWatches to release a limited edition Neil Blender watch!

Feb 28, 2019

1964/65 The First Flexible Skateboard by Gordon & Smith

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...

Feb 28, 2019

First Sliding Fin Box by Larry Gordon - Gordon & Smith

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...

Feb 28, 2019

First Shaping Machine at G&S in the 60s

In 1964 Larry Gordon got the idea for a shaping machine. He had a relative who was an inventor named Herb Bent. Herb had designed and built a lot of the machines at Gordon Plastics (Larry’s father’s-business) Larry & Herb...