HISTORY

Jack Lindholm at Pipeline blew minds whether prone or dropknee he opened many peoples minds as to what could be achieved riding a humble bodyboard. This pic taken around ’79 by Jeff Divine from Surfing Magazine.

Bodyboarding Magazine October issue 2000 celebrates Ryan Hardy winning the awesome first Tahiti Skins contest at Teahupoo with a epic shot on the cover. Hardy’s win that day is still regarded as one of the most epic victories and performance surfing the sport has ever seen. Footage of Ryans win and the final heats can bee seen here.                             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZbqT0ts4Ws&feature=related

Paul Roach many believe is a freak when it comes to riding Dropknee. Speed ,  power and style make up the basic formula to his riding but there’s also his spontaneity. You just never knew what this dropknee lord would do next on a wave. From Manta adv early 2000 photo Jack English.

We owe it all to the sher vision of this man Tom Morey who in on the afteroon of July 7th 1971 put one of his brain waves to action and created the modern day bodyboard. Photo of Tom with his earliest prototypes.

Here’s a clip from one of Australias most important and passionate bodyboarders of the last decade from his self titled project made by the Waldron Bros.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz3Fz5VOiXI&feature=related

Guilerme Tamega from Brazil has notched up an impressive contest portfolio. 6 times World Tour Champ, 3 times Shark Island champion and countless other titles since he first began competing in the late 80s. Since those early days Tamega along with Mike Stewart together are the most dominant competitive riders the sport has seen to date and both are still competing on the World circuit even today. Below Tamega in his prime dominating at Pipeline mid 90′s Photo Stroh

From the first article in Surfing Magazine dedicated to a bodyboarder in ’79. Jack  “The Ripper” Lindholm creates a new fad around the world when his charging at Pipeline gains new fans world wide… photo John Jones.

Mid 70′s advertisement of Rick Broderson one of Tom Moreys original Morey Team riders and factory workers surfing Tamarack Beach.

South African Alistair Taylor took one of the heaviest wipeouts ever seen at The Island when he took off on this warping beast and ran out of water and hit the reef. A trip to the hospital later Alistair shaken up and twisted out of shape lived to surf another day. Early 2000 photo Stroh

The original ” Boogieman” Daniel Kaimi was the first prone rider to grab the worlds attention with his go for it approach in Hawaii,captured at Backdoor early 80′s by Vince Cavitao.