HISTORY

1980′S Manta Silencer 43″  with crecent tail and white slick bottom.

Original vintage OWEN CHURCHILL swim fins.  These are some of the first pairs to come out of the plant in Los Angeles.

Check out this piece of the history of surfing in Japan,  they were riding Paipo  boards back in the 1800′s. This  70’s Japanese hollow wooden surfboard, was called “Float” .

Mid 90′s Dave Ballard brought out a model with Hydro swim fins who where making an assault on the bodyboard manufacturing market.

The brainchild of Tom Boyle his Video Magazine series was the first videos of the sport on the market which gave an unique look at the sport from an insiders point of view.  This adv. below was for the 4th installment Circa early 90′s.

Before Bodyboards took over the market the Toltoys Zippy board was the most popular wave riding vehicle in the 60′s and 70′s made of plastic.

 

Ocean 1 Wetsuits was one of the first brands to get behind bodyboarders in Aus in the early 90′s. They even produced a suit specially designed for the likes of Doug Robson and Tim Jones featured below. Circa 90′s photo Hoover.

 

This is the symbol  of a revolution. The first No Friends logo started a movement that began in 1998 and lasted a decade. The NF brand changed the whole dynamics of  the sport by inventing classy vids, cool clothes and with the best team in the sport at the time the best progressive riding. The name itself represented a break away from standup surfings longtime monopoly to create a self sufficient industry that stood alone.

The Manta bodyboard range  1990.