Select this result to view george spoon s phone number, address, and more. What makes the bob duncan george greenough design sail board interesting is the fact it was shaped well before the current edge board craze. George greenough is a living legend and unique icon in the surf world. Spoon and chopper he used to make almost all of his fins, boards and other equipment, and was an innovator who enjoyed creating and reinventing.
George is related to rob spoon and sandra m spoon as well as 2 additional people. And this is from a guy who has had an ebay id for a whole 2 months. Shortboard revolution details are complicated in places, with key figures still in disagreement as to who contributed what, but the accepted view is that the movement began with australian bob mctavish and californian george greenough, with nat young and wayne lynch. Precious little information listed for that item, wouldnt you say. From the performance focused design of the yater spoon and george greenoughs radical innovation, rose the worlds largest surfboard. Meet the spoon of the legendary george greenough surf. Jan 29, 2014 george greenough design far out flexiblesurfboard. Greenough invented the edge board in the sixties, and by the seventies, surfboard shapers had shifted their attention elsewhere. Does george greenough spoon board mean that gg used it personally, designed andor built it, or that it was inspired by him. Best known for his innovative surf photography, surfboard designs and ingeniously conceived and constructed devices including everything from wind generators to handmade air mattresses and blue water fishing boats.
This image prints well upside down and can make a unique frame that hangs both ways please feel free to contact. In 1964 us surfer george greenough travelled from santa barbara california to the east coast of australia. George greenough design edge board shaped by bob duncan. George greenough george greenough australia mc surf. Spoon serves as a gentle reminder to celebrate what makes each child. The most popular design, and greenoughs favorite, was the greenough stage iv, shaped for power turning, and now readily available to every surfer, not just greenoughs friends. The music of pink floyds meddle combined with spectacular slowmotion images by mr. George greenough is arguably the most innovative and influential surfer and surfboard designer of his generation. The low flotation greenough spoons needed minimal crowds, and velo needed perfect waves. For the past five years ellis ericson and andrew kidman have been working with george greenough on the modern evolution of his edge board design.
This design is straightly inspired by george greenough spoon which is inspired by classic boats hull. George is credited with the design of short spoon surfboards with flexitails which lead. What is the difference between surfboard tail designs. My 1st one looked nice but on the very 1st wave cracked in the middle for lack of tinsel. Its a late sunday summer night and ive got ryan lovelace, 700 miles south, on a crackly skype line, trying to grok his words about the 710 quad, a freak he birthed at the suggestion of george greenough. There is no tail rocker, all the tail rocker is dead flat, and come to a knuckle which start the nose rocker.
Legendary surfer, inventor, and designer geroge greenough photos and other media. Below are direct links to society6s storefront pages where you can purchase unsigned greenough photo products and. After that, he was experimenting with kneeboards and build a. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Marvels of craftsmanship, beauty, and function, joshua vogels handcarved kitchenware is coveted far and wide. The wooden spoon dessert book is a bonanza for lovers of desserta wide range of favored perennials and rediscovered classics. George spoon phone, address, background info whitepages. Considered to be essential in every household, it is still one of the most popular wedding presents today. George greenough is one of a few truly classic characters in the amazing sport of surfing. The relevant chapter on the greenough edge board was excerpted in liquid salt.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. It has taken me years and many fakes to finally acquire the real deal someones loss was buggs gain. Kneeboarding popularity increased markedly with the release of the surf movie crystal voyager by the most prominent of kneeboard riders, californian, george greenough. Greenough s and mctavishs contributions to developing the shortboards resulted in a wave of new advancements in surfing technology and shapes used to design boards. George greenough spoon surfboard mold 1970s original. Black framed 16 x 20 tube collage prints personally signed for you by george greenough are available directly from the photographer, harold ward. George greenough deep tube riding innerlost limits of pure. For a stratospheric starting bid like that, inquiring minds want to know. There were other fins, dorks, hatchet, etc, but greenoughs dorsal fin had not taken over as the goto design for fins, yet. She wrote the launch books for the dells ecstasy supreme line, silhouettes shadows, and for harlequins mainstream fiction imprint, mira books. Slovenian bookfair 2016 for best design among monographic and bibliophilic books sara badovinac and peter zabret, prapesa. George greenough and i became friends in our childhood. Originally published in 1950, it became an instant classic. George greenough with spoon surf art, surfing, vintage surf.
The books were published independently in 2005, 2009 and 2014. Preschool kindergarten this is an absolutely darling book with a perfect marriage of author and illustrator. Their influence gave rise to the worlds best surfers and still resonates to this day. True ames george greenough 4a longboard fin rotten avocado. Purchased out of oz, is this carbon fiber flex tail greeno with even a fiber carbon greeno fin. George greenough carbon fiber spoon collector surfboard. In 2006 i got really hooked for awhile on learning about george greenoughs edge spoons. He started thinking about how to modify his design to ride the junky, less crowded days at his favorite points and reefs. Here is a wonderful, homey, and delicious array of recipes for the last, and best, course of any meal.
Mar 9, 2012 george greenough is famous for his unconventional surf design surf things he rides on. In the 1960s greenoughs equipment was distinctly different from the longboard design of the day, and he rode short kneeboards under 5. George greenough deep tube riding innerlost limits of pure fun. Heather was a founding member of the florida romance writers chapter of rwa and, since 1999, has hosted the romantic times vampire ball, with all revenues going directly to childrens charity. George greenoughs second fin circa 1960, on a balsa kneeboard built 1959. I first saw his spoon in an awesome photo of him gouging a bottom turn on a wave at honolua bay in the early 70. George greenough builds his first balsa wood kneeboard with spooned deck, initially with twin fins. Amy krouse rosenthal, author, scott magoon, illustrator, illus. From the performance focused design of the yater spoon and george greenoughs radical innovation, rose the worlds largest surfboard manufacturer and the modern surf industry as we know it.
The silver spoon is the most influential and successful cookbook in italy. See more ideas about surfing, surfboard and vintage surfboards. That was in 1966 and the main character was george greenough. An american born in montecito, california and now residing near byron bay nsw australia. George is a living legend and george greenough spoons are rare.
Nov 01, 2004 spoon presents the work of 100 product designers, selected by 10 critics, educators, designers and entrepreneurs who are all involved in innovative developments in contemporary design. George greenough s second fin circa 1960, on a balsa kneeboard built 1959. The dream is to have a buoyant surfboard flexing like a greenough spoon. Spoons are some of the coolest surfcraft on the planet thanks to george.
Regarding the essence of the organic surfing experience, george got it, and gave it back to those of us who followed in his wake. Feb 05, 2012 in 2006 i got really hooked for awhile on learning about george greenough s edge spoons. In the artful wooden spoon, vogel shares more than 100 gorgeous pieces from his workshop gallery, providing rich visual inspiration along with explaining the principles behind handcrafting spoons and sharing simple instructions and stepbystep photographsno expertise and very few. George greenough and spoon, caloundra, queensland, 1966. Greenough builds his first flexible spoon and makes his first visit to australia. A lot of people still ride that fin to this day, it is known as the stage 4a. Spoon s mom helps him see that he and his friends each have their own jobs to do, and thats what makes them special. George greenough born 1941 is an influential surfer known during the 1960s and 1970s known for his designs and work in film, board design, fin characteristics, and other creations for the aquatic medium. Not to be confused with velo, the board that everyone knows so well. George greenough home george greenough page 1 of 1 the surf world is forever indebted to the design and performance innovations of george greenough, a santa barbara native and avid kneeboarder, who is the reason why people today use highaspect ratio fins and perform radical turns on waves that surfers in the 50s and 60s only dreamed of. Both the spoon and greenoughs ultramodern fin design were groundbreaking movements. By 1970, george grew tired of constantly searching for perfect, empty surf.
The best summary of the history of greenoughs edge board can be found in marc andreinis excellent book the gift. Wayne lynch international involvement by john arnold. The famous spoon board was created in 1961, a bluntnosed balsa. You know, that iconic red railed seethrough spoon that the world copied the fin off of in the mid 60s. Greenough s and mctavishs contributions to developing the shortboards resulted in a wave of new advancements in surfing technology and.