Velzy Shop Metal Sign Pineapple Country Surfboards played a pivotal

Country Surfboards played a pivotal role in the late 60’s and early 70’s transition from guns to the shortboards designed specifically for the North Shore

The company primarily focused on saltwater models

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Until the advent of tow-in surfing

The "Surf Club Hawaii" was officially formed and offered its members monthly surfing and paddling contests

Velzy Shop Metal Sign Pineapple Country Surfboards played a pivotalKnown as "The Hawk", Dale is a surfer, a celebrity, a hell raising rebel, a revolutionary retailer, a hall of fame surfer, a surf film financier, a lifeguard, and most of all, a shaper. A master shaper in his own right, Joe Quigg said, "You couldn't even sell a board in the sixties unless it looked like a Velzy board." Dale opened Velzy Surfboards (the world's first surf shop) in Manhattan Beach in 1949, and within years had shops all along Southern