Simon Anderson himself, I've never met the man but I do know a lady he used to date about 40 years ago.

I married her about 36 years ago.

wow - thats a story in itself obct!!

Rabs...

thanks dude now i got something to do while im on hold...

is that TC holding the cone?

and a young cheyne horan

2 out of 3 so far.............

Rabbit and T.C

KONG

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DUDE said...


A nice easy Surfing one.........

Who are they

Gary Green Derek Hynd , Tom Carrol , Mike Newling and Paul Sargent in the background .

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DUDE said...

Rabbit.T.,C & Kong

Who's Maya Gabeira....


Just click the link

http://surfinglife.com.au/news/asl-news/7009-maya-gabeira-surfing-nude-for-espn-body-issue

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obct said...

Simon Anderson himself, I've never met the man but I do know a lady he used to date about 40 years ago.

I married her about 36 years ago.

Yeh chicks dig a better surfer well done obct Simon who.
My ex married this skinny weed guy Gary Belcher
she didn't like the chunky hunky proptoo slow
too big

Who is......

This is a professional surfer and innovator of surfing. He was the master of surfing in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s .....................

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DUDE said...

Must have been 83 as Rabbit is wearing same top as in Kongs Island.

remember this guy scotty

same initials as this guy

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DUDE said...

Who is......

This is a professional surfer and innovator of surfing. He was the master of surfing in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s .....................

A Hawaiian Rabbit.

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SP said...

DUDE said...

Who is......

This is a professional surfer and innovator of surfing. He was the master of surfing in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s .....................

A Hawaiian Rabbit.

Rabbit Kekai (November 11, 1920-)

From Waikiki beach boys to groundbreaking surfer to North Shore Beach Marshall, Rabbit Kekai has crossed paths with Duke Kahanamoku, John Florence and everyone in between. Now in his ninth decade, his enthusiasm for talking story, telling jokes and surfing are as strong as ever.

One of five children born to a Waikiki machinist, Albert Kekai was a part of the beach scene by age three. His uncle was a lifeguard at Publics, and he had young Kekai surfing by age five. Active in every sport under the sun, his remarkable speed on the field earned the boy the nickname "Rabbit." Of his early days, he remembers, "I would play football, come back surf, play basketball, come back surf, run track, always going."

At 10, he was taken under the wing of Duke Kahanamoku who paid his entries into canoe races and had him teaching surf lessons. An excellent student at Kamehameha High, Rabbit sought an athletic scholarship but was hampered by his small stature. Despite academic scholarship offers, he decided to earn a living from the beach. To supplement his beachboy lifestyle, he earned wages as a caddy at Ala Wai Golf Course, a construction worker, a stevedore, a bit actor and a successful beachside gambler.

A pioneer of North Shore surfing in the '30s with George Downing, Wally Froiseth, Woody Brown and Henry Lum, Rabbit became known as an innovator of drop-knee turns on short, finless boards. He practically invented hotdogging, inspiring the likes of Phil Edwards, Matt Kivlin, Joe Quigg, Miki Dora and Donald Takayama (who shapes Rabbit's boards today). He also had a direct part in the development of surfers such as Joey Cabell, Jeff Hakman and Randy Rarick. He made his own redwood and balsa boards prior to World War II, at which time he served as an army frogman in the South Pacific. He was one of four from his 12-man platoon to return from action.

A winner of the Peruvian and Makaha International titles during the '50s, Rabbit competed worldwide and remains an avid competitor to this day, routinely winning the over-50 division. As for remembering his accomplishments, he responds, "When you pass 500 trophies, years and years ago, you lose count." Each winter season, he can be found at every Triple Crown event, doling out singlets, wisecracks and advice as Beach Marshall, a position he has held since the first Pipe Masters in 1971. Regardless of nationality, he calls all the surfers by name and has a pleasant word for all.

Now a great-grandfather, Rabbit resides just down the road from his Waikiki stomping grounds. His wife Lynn is a schoolteacher in Palos Verdes, California, and he makes several trips to the mainland each year. He remains the most in-demand surf instructor at Baby Queens and contends that the ocean is the key to eternal youth. "The water is so good," he says thoughtfully. "It keeps me young while my friends are so old. I tell them to get in the water. It calms you -- no stress -- and brings you back to earth."--

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Anyone guess this one.

Still making boards today...




And one from the 80s, this guy was a bit nutz...

That's a very young Tak in the top pic.

Don't know the bottom one.

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weiry said...

remember this guy scotty

Hint please.

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obct said...

That's a very young Tak in the top pic.

Don't know the bottom one.

Spot on OBCT, a very young Takayama.

Good interview here with him

www.legendarysurfers.com/2010/08/donald-takayama.html


A hint on the bottom one.
Surfed pipe switch foot.

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weiry said...

remember this guy scotty

Hint please.

I shaped his first custom board ( it wasnt a McCoy) his nick name now is the double bubble (he put on weight and went bald )

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SP said...

^

Anyone guess this one.

Still making boards today...




And one from the 80s, this guy was a bit nutz...

Mr x Glen winton

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weiry said...

same initials as this guy

My all time favorite surfer Larry Bertleman even had my 666 custom sprayed in his old design.

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weiry said...

remember this guy scotty

The best surfer to come out of Maroubra.

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SP said...

^

Anyone guess this one.

Still making boards today...




And one from the 80s, this guy was a bit nutz...

Mr x Glen winton

Yep... Well done beer666....

Who's this one.... Still surfing today...And still smooth as this photo...

^^^

Hint for above...

midget farrelly