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A Night at the Museum with Master Shaper Richard Harvey and Friends Celebrating the life work of renowned Master Shaper Richard Harvey joined by life long friends Guy Ormerod , Tony Eltherington + Dick Hoole

Gordon Merchant Collection -

Gordon Merchant Collection The Gordon Merchant Collection featurs some of the most amazing boards I have seen, these are just absolute gems and all I wanted to do was get them off the wall and feel them. It’s OK Gordon I didn’t but it was tempting! Thank you again Gordon for sharing. Aloha Rob

For all future repairs and enquiries follow . My brother Sean will be continuing all repair services at a new factory still in Burleigh just 5 minutes away from our current location.

Classic Shot

Cheers Gus.

Team SurfCraft, Noosa '23

It was in the Keyo Factory along with many crafting hands that the game changing Vee Bottom came to life, giving surfers the shape they needed to carve a tighter, shorter arc on the wave creating a new movement (sounds like our beer).

Congratulations Layne !

🏆🇦🇺 Our two newest sporting Legends!

Champion surfer Layne Beachley and former Wallabies captain Mark Ella have been eleveated to Legend status in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

It’s the most celebrated honour that can be bestowed upon an Australian athlete, coach or administrator.

On August 8th, wildfires in Maui began to devastate Hawaii. Impacting countless families, many have lost everything they own and some have even lost loved ones. Our hearts go out to our Maui community. We will be donating proceeds from sales of our tops to the Maui Humane Society to support their heroic efforts! Help spread the aloha!
🛒Get now >>>https://tinyurl.com/y24z6tx

With the increase in the popularity of surfing on the Gold Coast World Surfing Reserve, the Surfrider Foundation & Gold Coast Council have joined forces to erect new surf etiquette signs at Currumbin, Burleigh, and soon at Kirra to educate the growing masses of new surfers the rules surfers for the past 60 years have followed to reduce aggression and surf related injuries.

It was great to see some of our senior legends getting behind this venture, even though we are getting older it doesn't mean we don't need to give back to surfing as we owe our lives and memories to the best sport, and lifestyle in history.

Special thanks to Rabbit Bartholomew, Chris Butler, Andrew McKinnon, Rod Brooks, Rob Ryan, Rene Ellis, Adam Yates, Gail O'Neill, Daphne McDonald & others, my apologies if I have forgotten to mention them.

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Blowin' Foam.

Dust off the Vee Bottom and Pintails...put em' on ice - it's Friday beers.

Paddle out to celebrate and honour the life of
Rick Neilsen

All are welcome
Burleigh Heads
This Sunday 16th July

Meet at the top car park 9am

Also the Top Shed so that anyone who isn't paddling out can see the ceremony from the headland 🌺🙏🏽


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RIP mate!❤️

RIP Gordon Woods – original Australian great gone at 98. This was an extraordinary life – read about it in his own words at: pacificlongboarder.com * tag in bio
sutherland

Bali 1974 - 1975 Stories and photos of a time that captures my Adventures on the Island of the Gods

Let’s get behind this!! You never know if or when in life it can change in a second!
I slipped on a step 3 weeks ago fractured a vertebrae and impinged my spinal chord! I now use a walking stick & shuffle along!
I will soon join these guys in a chair?

THE CREW WANT TO SAY CHEERS 🍻
Thank you to everyone has bought raffle tickets so far. But there is still time to purchase! Draw is August 6th, 2023.
Link to purchase in BIO or >>> https://rafflelink.com.au/parasurf

2 weeks to go!!!
Thank you again to all our valued sponsors this year. We appreciate your generous support!
Get down the support the local talent and our sponsors.
16th - 18th June

RIP Rick

R.I.P. RICK NEILSEN

Sad news for the Australian surfing community.

Tribute to Queensland Surfing Legend Rick Neilsen. 1948 – 2023.

On behalf of the Neilsen Family, it is with great sadness to convey the passing of one of Queensland’s greatest surfing legends, Rick Neilsen.
Born on the Gold Coast 20th July 1948, Roderick James Neilsen, better known as Rick or Ricky was a fun-loving colourful character, admired by the surfing community. He learned how to surf at Broadbeach in 1960/61 on his local beach break where a Council Park has been dedicated to the famous Family name opposite Britannia Ave., Broadbeach.
The third oldest of six brothers Len, Kevin, Paul, Jon & Gary, Rick attended Broadbeach State School before following in his father's footsteps, William Arthur Neilsen affectionately called “Ganger” in the building trade. Ganger was a builder boss (hence the nickname) and the first professionally paid Surfers Paradise lifeguard sponsored by a group of businessmen led by Jim Cavill prior to Council funding.
Following in the success of fellow Broadbeach two times National Junior champion Peter Drouyn, Rick & Paul joined Drouyn’s lead to carve out a career path in competitive surfing. They were invited members of the prestigious Gold Coast Windansea Surf Club based at Paula & Bev Stafford’s flats at Cavill Avenue, Surfers Paradise. Bev & Ganger were great mates and Surfers Paradise Surf Club champions. Their mother Betty was an adept seamstress who designed tailor-made beach baggies, boardshorts, then called okanuies. Rick was a trendsetter, a fancy dresser who liked wearing stylish fashionable clothes. By 1967 Rick began surfboard shaping at Lawrie Hohensee’s as a sought-after shaper while designing boards for himself and Paul. From 1967 – 72, Rick represented Qld in consecutive National titles. He registered a win in 1970 Noosa Open amongst some of the best surfers in the Country including Hawaiian champions Gerry Lopez & Jimmy Blears.
In 1971 Paul won the Australian Open Mens title on a board Rick had especially shaped that would help them successfully launch Brothers Neilsen Surfboards and the Australian Championship board.
Rick was runner-up in the finals at the 71 Bells Nationals and together with Paul was selected into the Australian Team for the 1972 World Surfing Championships at San Diego, California.
Later that year, Paul won the Smirnoff Pro on an 8/2 gun that Ricky had shaped in Honolulu glassed by Paul. At the same event, Ricky registered his best international result with an impressive performance to make the semi-finals at Haleiwa, North Shore, Oahu. His tall frame of 6/2 and lanky legs were perfectly suited to the Hawaiian surf, especially at Sunset Beach where he continued to revisit through the seventies.
He persuaded “Ganger” into paddling out in the channel at Sunset to watch him surf and to say the old man had surfed Sunset. Ganger and Eddie Aikau’s father Sol were good friends. Rick embraced the Aloha spirit and the 1976 Hawaiian surfboard stingers, shaping his own version to be a super popular model in the Brothers Neilsen stores and further enhance his shaping reputation.
Rick was married to Elaine (Lainey), who gave birth to their son Adam, but tragedy struck when their beautiful Burleigh Heads home burnt down losing much of the Family possessions and memorabilia. Tragically not long after, Elaine unexpectedly died from an accidental fall.
He was an avid deep-sea diver with 60s GC surf legends Trevor Elms & Basil Noonan exploring the depths of various offshore reefs at Cook Island, Fido Reef, and off Burleigh Headland.
Rick loved surfing up and down the East Coast and traveling to Hawaii and Bali. Although it was Burleigh Point where both Rick & Paul made their mark. He had an infectious personality, and possessed a raucous laugh - everybody loved this loquacious larrikin.
Rick was one of Queensland’s all-time surfing greats, transitioning from longboards to shortboards and shaping champion-winning surfboards throughout. Rick is survived by his only son Adam and his five brothers. All will sadly miss this lovable giant of Australian surfing. Rest in Peace Ricky.
The Family kindly ask you to respect their rights to privacy in this time of mourning and has directed any requests for further information, please contact Andrew McKinnon 0412754974 or Mal Chalmers 0400762280.

Pic courtesy of Steve Wilkings

PT’s birthday present!

Joe Larkin Display at

https://www.rainbowbayrealty.com.au
Finishes Tomorrow!!!!!!!!

This is a must for anyone who knew Joe Larkin or is interested in our surfing history. Rainbow Bay Realty are hosting a display of Joe Larkin’s board collection and his families scrapbooks!
Kelly Joe’s daughter works there and many thanks to the family for this incredible display!
The photos are only a sample of what is on display it’s an absolute treasure of surfing history!
Be QUICK as it closes tomorrow Saturday 13th. Packing up Sunday.
Thanks to RBR

Photos will be posted on
www.museumofsurf.com
over the weekend!

https://www.rainbowbayrealty.com.au

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