The mid-60s was surfing’s first boom. New materials had ushered in modern surfing 10 years earlier. Bing Surfboards offered the Nuuhiwa Noserider. Dale Velzy had a model simply called The Pig. The Weber Performer was hugely popular. Hansen had the Mike Doyle and the 50/50, Greg Noll had Da Cat, Rick Surfboards had a UFO, and Yater had the Spoon.
It was the golden age of waveriding, and the surfboard was the ultimate symbol of surfing worldwide that would play a part in youth culture overall.
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