HISTORY

A clip from the 1970s Style Masters Dvd featuring womens bodyboard pioneer Phyllis Dameron https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=411696098900400

 

Sandy Beach is regarded as the home of bodyboarding. Its where the sport first began to take shape in the mid 70′s and riders like Jack Lindholm, Pat Caldwell and JP Patterson where pushing the limits. Scores of Hawaian bodyboarders still flock to Sandy’s notorious shorebreaks that continue to serve up some crazy barrels and equally crazy wipeouts. Photo of Stan Moniz by Cavataio 90′s.

 

 

 

Kauai bodyboarder Kelly Hunt scores one of the best tubes of the first Tahiti Challenge held at Chopes in 2000. It was an epic day and contest and a real showcase for the sport. The waves were ridiculous and at times bordering on suicidal. Cover of French Mag Spinair.

Danny Kim pioneered standup surfing on a bodyboard throughout the 80′s and took it to new levels of extreme performance. Photo Cavataio

Pat Caldwell one of the original pioneers of the sport reaps the rewards 1980. Photo from Pats photo collection.

Poster from the early 80′s of Jack Lindholm at Pipe photo Peter Crawford.

Victorian Bodyboard pioneer Josh Morgan shows off his quiver…..My hand made Alaia. Current lid. Morey 139- mint!! Lucky. My first lid- wiki wiki morey. Bellybooger very good condition. Super bending flex- brand unknown. 139. My ex girl board when she was heavily pregnant with my daughter- her tummy fit in hole. My second lid-Scott. Ground:- bellyboard. Surfmat. Ben player model – my last full time lid- before I took up surfing. I’m after a piapo”.

Maroubras Evan Penglis was Australias most internationally know bodyboarder in ’83 when he was invited to surf in the first Pipeline World Contest in Hawaii. The pictures below were from Bodyboarding magazine in the mid 80′s showing Evan giving Pipeline a nudge.

Evan Penglis earned the title The Godfather because he was the first Aussie to dominate the sport in Oz as well as make an impact in Hawaii in the early 80′s. Victorian champion Josh Morgan remembers….photo by Peter Simons.

“I had this picture on my wall since the 80s. Still on my wall all those years. First time I meet him was at state team challenge at Coffs Harbor in 80s I was about 14. Qld vs Nsw vs Vic. Me and my mate stole some beers off older guys and hid in bush. We were trying to open the beer bottle caps so we could get pissed, Evan found us and offered to open beers for us, and we talked about his time at pipeline. We were amazed to listen to someone who had rode massive waves. He was tall and larger than life. We were star stuck” Josh Morgan.

Local boy, born and raised in Hawaii,Dean has lived here all his life . His whole life revolves around the Ocean, a Former Professional Bodyboarder, Deans highest Ranking, Amateur 1st in the Nation 85, Professional 2nd in the World ’88. Master Bodyboard Craftsman – 27 years experience. Pioneered the invention of the Rescue Sled (oversize Bodyboard attached to a jet-ski) used in High-Surf Rescues and Big Wave Surfing.