Mr Mikes unidentified Mediterranea board

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A while ago Poobah posted some photos of a board Mike purchased: see http://mypaipoboards.org/forum3/viewtop ... =151#p1247 Photos were also on the old forum.

I have been in contact with a Portuguese surfer Luiz Antonio Pereira (Ted) who said this style of board was exactly like a jacaré board (surfing like an aligator).

The Surf Museum at Cabo Frio (Brazil) http://www.museudosurf.com/ had this to say: "estas placas de que voce está falando eram feitas no brasil nos anos 60 e eram encontradas em grande quantidade nas lojinhas de artigos de praia muito comuns nas cidades de santos e sao vicente no estado de Sao Paulo. observar que quase todas eram na cor natural da madeira utilizada que era o pinho " which I think translates roughly to: "these boards that you're talking about were made in Brazil in the 60s and were found in large quantities in shops for beach supplies very common in the cities of Santos and São Vicente in the state of Sao Paulo. note that almost all were unpainted pine. For that reason few survived because pine is a favorite wood that termites devour".

Bob