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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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....black sand beach and the waves are consistently 4-5' but can get much bigger. Sandy bottom, paper thing tubes made the first paddle out not too intimidating and easily gave us the confidence to paddle into the heavier sets. Not bad for the first day.
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This category of surfboards has been rediscovered and is trending in popularity. The "glider" is a board type that has splintered off the typical "log" and "nose rider" categories that usually dominate the long board marketplace. The Glider Family includes boards...
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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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