Rich Harbour has been making some of the best surfboards for over 40 years. On Saturday Feb. 13th, Rich's life work as a shaper/designer/photographer was honored at the Harbour Chronicles: A Life in Surfboard Culture Exhibition in Costa Mesa, CA. From the Rapier, San-O, Banana, and Cheater, Rich has demonstrated his mastery at Surfboard Design and Shaping. The minute you see one of his boards firsthand you'll either want to buy a board adding to your quiver or perhaps take some surf lesson's and start surfing. The glassing is always super glossy with some of the coolest color ways I've seen out there. I've just always liked how Rich's boards looked aesthetically. The Concave,Nose Channels, Stringers and Tail Block work all seem to flow perfectly with each different board I've seen. Having a 9'8" San O, I've come to really appreciate the board design and how it performs from paddling out to surfing a wave. Rich helped me pick out my first surfboard and since catching my first wave I've been hooked on the feeling of flying across the water, and cruising down the line of a right or left. This exhibition also has a companion book that is due to be released on February 26th. The art show will be running up until April 9th at the Frank M. Doyle Art Pavilion at Orange Coast College. For more info on Harbour Surfboards log on to: http://www.harboursurfboards.com/index.asp
Photo by Rich Harbour.
A Shapers Workspace!
Check out that Gun!
Current line up of Rich's modern longboards.
Professional Photographer and friend Daniel Hennessy, Quan Nguyen, and Nabeel Hatin. Thanks to Dan and Melissa Hennessy for getting me into surfing.
Legendary Waikiki Beach Boy Rabbit Kekai and Langdon Taguiped. Langdon's going to be my random sightings guy who happens to pop up in my blogs from time to time.
A classic Harbour pin stripe design!
Me and the man of the hour Rich Harbour. Hope to see you in the water soon!
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