textish tuesday

Text # 1
"Yeah you better be into r and b and hip hop by the time i'm back. and house!"

Text # 2
"Time for you to go home and be a productive member of society again"

Text # 3
"Expect to hear that you jogged home in preparation for Maldives"

Text # 4
"Worked from home yesterday and surfed K's . South swell and north winds, perfect arvo"

Text # 5
"Your handwriting analysis fails dismally. Did you have a nice time at X?"

Hayden Long

The name Hayden is synonymous in these parts with Hayden Kenny - a Sunshine Coast surfboard builder since the 1960's when he employed a couple of young fellas called Bob Cooper, Russel Hughes (RIP), Darryl "Rooster" Dell, Algie Grud, Bob McTavish and George Greenough.
Another icon up this way is seller of surf memorabilia and all manner of shells and seaArT, The Big Shell at Teewantin - one of the original Big Tourist Attractions. Owner Tim tells me that it also started in the mid-sixties. That's Tim and his watch dog below outside the Shell's entrance (the big shell of course) with a prized Hayden board from the early era. Tim is calling it a day and selling The Big Shell property and business so if you want a sea change and a piece of Noosa history get in contact with Tim to negotiate a deal. Big thanks Tim for sharing your time and your beautiful old Hayden.

Copyright

I take my hat off to commercial and fine art photographers like Darryl Meredith (above) who line up day after day pushing the boundaries of their art to create spectacular images for their clients - some of whom want to reap the benefits of photogs' overheads and years of aesthetic development for next to nothing (as well as copyright!) If you need a quality photographer on the Sunshine Coast contact Darryl on the link above. Otherwise catch him out at Moffatt on a black carbon fibre Hayden board.

Currumbin Surf Museum

Surfed The Spit early yesterday with The Bazzmeister and his son Chris, visiting from Sydney. Enjoyed some meaty peaks followed by a meaty brekkie and two cups of coffee. Wound our way south through the surreal sprawl that is Surfers' Paradise down to leafy Currumbin and the Village Store above where a kind lady directed us to the Gold Coast Surf Museum. Big Thanks.

What a find! We managed to chance upon none other than surfing legend MP, photo legend Mal Sutherland and Josh Bystrom, son of late surf movie maker Chris Bystrom (RIP).

Had a great yarn with Mal about the old days shooting film during our stinking hot summers with manual everything cameras as well as listening to a few of his funny tales from the 1960's era. Mal is the real deal. Check his awesome work in the Switchfoot II book just out.
The boards at the museum are a magnificent testimony to the shapers' mind with all manner of fins, wings, rockers, flat bottoms, jet bottoms - the works. If you are into board shaping or the history of surf board design, you have to check this place out. (According to Baz all shaping roads lead to Hayden, so a close up of an old three stringer is above. I can see further animated debate on that theory!)

Bottom photo is a collection of equipment and items from Chris Bystrom's movie making days. His son, Josh is keeping his father's legacy in the public arena. For info: www.chrisbystrom.com
HUGE Thanks to Mal and Josh for their generous time and sharing of their own brine times.

Bob and Hayden

H and Bob McTavish the surf pioneer outside the defunct Noosa Longboards Shop in Brisneyland, with one of H's many VW's.

Bob and George Greenough worked for Hayden Kenny in the 60's on the Sunshine Coast - you gotta hear Bob's funny take on that era. Both he and Hayden are still making boards. 

Bob's site:

 http://www.mctavish.com.au/

No, I don't ride his boards, but Mark and Phil below are fans.