International Surfboard Builders Hall Of Fame Inductee Details
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Inductee Name Don Hansen | Event Year 2011 | Inductee Location Hansen's Surfboards 1105 S Coast Hwy 101 Encinitas, CA 92024 | Inductee Contact 800-480-4754 (toll free) 760-753-6596 (local) |
Inductee Brand |
Inductee Boardshop Hansen Surfboards |
Boardshop Link http://www.hansensurf.com/ |
Inductee Bio
Don Hansen got his start shaping surfboards for Jack O'Neill and then in 1961, moved to the North Shore of Hawaii where he went off on his own shaping and selling Hansen Surfboards from a small shack located at the end of a dirt road. While living in Hawaii, his love for the big waves became evident when he finished 2nd place in the Makaha Surfing World Championships in Hawaii, He was pictured on the cover of Surfing Magazine at Haleiwa, and was featured in the surf movie, "North Swell," produced by Grant Rohloff. | |||
For the complete biography, go to: http://www.surfmuseum.org/hansens50.htm | |||
Thanks to: http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/hansen-don for the photo | |||
Links Encyclopedia of Surfing hansen-don Don Hansen Reflects on a Half-Century in the Surfing Business |