SHF The Innovations of Hobie

[Uncle Grumpy]

The Innovations of Hobie
Saturday, April 28, 2012, 5-9 p.m.

This exhibition has been made possible through major support from
Gordon Clark, Founder of Clark Foam.

No Host Bar and Hors D' Oeuvres

*If you aren't a member of Surfing Heritage or your membership has lapsed, please be sure to renew online at http://store.surfingheritage.org/membership.asp, or call 949-388-0313.

*This special opening night reception is by invitation only, please bring your mailed invitation for admittance for two(the invitations are at the printers and should be going out soon)

This is the inaugural exhibition in the new Croul Family Foundation Gallery. The exhibit is curated by Barry Haun and will be open to the public starting on Sunday, April 29 and run through July 15, 2012.
With additional support from

Longboard Vineyards Wines · Agave Underground Tequila · Primo Hawaiian Lager ·
Hawaiian Spring Waters · Hobie Polarized · Modern Postcard · Hobie by Hurley
Surfing Heritage Foundation

110 Calle Iglesia · San Clemente · CA · 92672 · 949.388.0313
Visiting hours: 11am - 5pm daily

[rodndtube]

This is bound to be a good one. I did a quick walk through on Tuesday after wrapping up research work. Found my invite in the stack of mail awaiting my return this evening. Interesting side note that I mentioned to Barry Haun, the curator, that touches on Hobie, Grubbie Clark and paipos boards. The first experimental foam blank/mold used for blowing foam was for a bellyboard [see the Steve Pezman article under http://mypaipoboards.org/mags/magazines ... rs_Journal].

[Uncle Grumpy]

I spent much of the past week helping at the SHF in preparation for the Innovations of Hobie exhibit which opened tonight.
We had close to 500 people show up and dozens of old school surf legends were in attendance including but not limited to Hobie Alter, Phil Edwards, Mickey Muñoz, Carl & Woody Ekström, Dick Metz, Danny Brawner, Joyce Hoffman, Jericho Poppler and many more.
The level of stoke in the building was off the chart.
It's amazing how good some of the old-timers look.
Surfing really does help keep you young in mind and body.