International Surfboard Builders Hall Of Fame Inductee Details
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| Inductee Name Bob McTavish | Event Year 2016 | Inductee Location Byron Bay, Australia | Inductee Contact Ph: +61 2 6680 8807 Email: sales@mctavish.com.au |
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| Inductee Boardshop McTavish Surfboards |
Boardshop Link http://www.mctavish.com.au/ |
| Inductee Bio
Born 1944 Shaped first board balsa 1958 Began in Sydney surfboard industry 1962 sander then shaper Stowed away to Hawaii surfed Sunset for 5 weeks 1963 Moved to shape near Noosa 1964 developed Involvement shape Returned to Sydney to make shorter boards called Plastic Machines 1967 Took first deep vees to Sunset and Honolua Bay Dec 1967 Shaped my personal best board at Morey Popes and surfed Rincon for weeks 1968 Moved back to Byron Bay/Lennox Head to continue shortboard development 1968 Moved to Angourie 1969 back to Hawaii and California Moved to Noosa, met wife Lynn, 1970 Moved to Lennox Head/Byron Bay 1972--till now. Raised 5 kids. Never stopped shaping Heavy into windsurfing 1978 Started Pro Circuit Boards moulded epoxy copies of pro's boards 1986 broke by 1991 Got heavy into revitalized longboarding 1992 Moved to present factory 1998 still shaping regularly in Byron, Bali, and Spain. All kinds of shapes. Autobiography by Bob McTavish November 2016 | |||
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Thanks to: http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/mctavish-bob for the photo | |||
Links Entries – Mctavish Bob – Encyclopedia Of Surfing Bob McTavish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia BOB McTAVISH surfing in FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE 1969 |
