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Collectable Surfboards, Part 1. — McKenzies Auctioneers

Auction House:McKenzies AuctioneersNumber of lots recorded:111
Sale Title:Collectable Surfboards, Part 1.Lots with images:98
Auction Location:PerthPrices available:110
Date:21-Oct-2014
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Surfboard: Nipper Williams, David Treloar model, 1969. By David Treloar from an era when Nipper ruled Brookvale and Baddy was Manley’s biggest charger. 7 feet x 21 inches, plain bottom with yellow and purple inset deck, surround by green pinstripe. Long raking fin with waveset finbox.
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Surfboard: McTavish Morey-Pope Tracker, 1968. 8 feet 6 inches x 24 inches. Single fin square tail with V bottom. This has a 'doily' full slipcheck spray deck. W.A.V.E. set fin system with Greenough stage III fin. Art deck and signed personally by Bob. Supplied with original fin.
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Surfboard: McTavish Morey-Pope Flextail, 1968. 6 feet 5 inches x 20 inches. The only one of its kind in existence, shaped by Bob in 1968, was a McTavish interpretation of the Greenough flextail. Has the Greenough foiled flex fin. Absolute immaculate condition.
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Surfboard: McDonagh Transition Model, c. 1968. 8 feet x 24 1/2 inches with deep V bottom and large raked fin. Square tail. Very good condition.
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Surfboard: McDonagh Semi Gun, c. 1960 feet s. 10 feet 3 inches x 22 inches. Classic triple stringer semi gun. Raked fin, pre the Greenough design.
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Surfboard: McDonagh Mal, 1966. 9 feet 3 inches x 22 inches. All original square tail, clear finish. Deep red fin, two blue logos. Excellent condition.
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Surfboard: Wooden Paddle Board 12ft, c. 1940. Excellent condition, made in Australia.
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Surfboard: Tom Blake Paddle Board, 1946. By the Catalina Equipment Company of Los Angeles. Tom Blake was a forerunner of surfing design and is credited with being the first person to put fins on surf boards. A champion athlete he was a fine surfer, swimmer and board paddler, having won many titles at the three pursuits, both in Hawaii and America. 16 feet long and of a hollow design with ribs inside.
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Surfboard: Swimm Boats Balsa by Shepherd & Daniels, 1958. 7 feet x 19 inches, totally original. Shaped by the legendary Bob Shepherd, because of its small size this superb balsa was made as a girl’s board. Double redwood stringers offset, with high density foam fin. Aircraft fibreglass. These boards were only made for a 2 year period at the end of the balsa era in the late 50s and this is one of the cleanest ones still in existence. All original, untouched, unrestored.
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Surfboard: Surf King Paddle Board – Yellow, 1948. Made in Hoquiam Washington State – 12 feet x 22 inches
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Surfboard: Hollow Wooden Toothpick, c. 1949. Owned by Alan Millar of Kirra SLSC. Was Australian and State champion in the 1940 feet s and 50 feet s. Very good condition. Some repairs
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Surfboard: Hollow Wooden Hawaiian Board, c. 1956/7. 7 feet 9 inches x 22 inches. Okinui. Good condition, early model with raked fin and blunt nose.
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Surfboard: King Cole Fibreglass Board, c. 1960. 9 feet x 21 inches. Plain blue colour with dark stripes, made in Wembley by King Cole Surfboards. Very good condition.
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Surfboard: Keyo Plastic Machine, 1967. 8 feet 1 inches x 24 ¼'. In original condition. Deep V in the tail and a large raked Greenough fin. A genuine piece of Australian history.
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Surfboard: John Mobley Squaretail Pin (195), c. 1969. 7 feet 4 inches x 18 inches, cut down fin with square tail. Very sleek
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Surfboard: Hobie 'Leroy Ah Choy' model, 1968. 7 feet 6 inches x 22 inches. A very rare desirable Hobie Leroy Ah Choy model, transition shape. Unique in that it has a 'tri-plane' bottom with a flat pintail planning surface and a V tail. Yellow tint top and bottom with English racing green rails. Large Hobie Ah Choy laminates and designated Hawaii model. W.A.V.E. Set in fin box with superb removable fin. Leroy was one of Hawaii’s top competitors throughout the 60 feet s and is credited with introducing the…
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Surfboard: Hobie Corky Carroll 'Straight Arrow' Flextail, 1969. 7 feet 9 inches x 20 inches. Following the George Greenough revolution, this was Corky’s version of a regular straight arrow model with adapted scooped out deck and fully flex tail. This was a one off design and the only board of its kind made by Hobie. Corky was a multiple US title winner.
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Surfboard: Hobie 3 Stringer, 1963. Made at Dana Point, California, 9 feet 10 inches x 21 1/2 inches, square tail single fin. Great pin striping. Excellent condition.
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Surfboard: Hayden Single Stringer, 1967. Single fin, 9 feet x 22 inches. Absolutely immaculate condition. A great example.
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Surfboard: Hawke Single Stringer Mal, 1966 model. Shaped by Peter Hawke. 9 feet 4 inches x 22 inches. Orange competition stripes with orange bottom. Very clean throughout.
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