Congrats Greg!

just read the article about u in the new surfing mag.

pretty prestigious honor to be called one of the best shapers of all times

just thought id say good job

dj

Thanks. I was of course very honored to be included, especially with the guys they had in there. I have the greatest respect for each. I will agree with some that wrote on a former thread that many were left out. As I understand it, the criteria was to focus on shapers who had great impact, rather than best shapers, but that isn’t the way the title read. Certainly you could make a case that at least nine of those chosen did indeed have great impact. The impact of that last guy has yet to be realized, if indeed, it ever is. Never the less, thanks again.

Greg,

I have the utmost respect for you and your accomplishments. As great shapers go my old buddy Steve Forstall could easily been added to the list, but leaving out Geoff Mccoy who pretty much created the planshape of the modern shortboard was simply disgusting. Simon Anderson would probably say the same thing. Congratulations on having your years of contribution recognized. It’s good to see a right coaster honored. For those of you who have never seen Greg surf, I know twenty year olds who wish they could surf like Greg.

Greg,

First congratulations, and second lists are always subjective, and prone to leave something/someone out. Glad you have been recognized for your contributions and accomplishments. Good to see a right coaster getting some credit. Have a few boards from you and they definitely make me a better surfer than I actually am,credit to a great shaper. Peace and waves…

Sean W.

Greg – Since my school days in central Florida, moving to a warmer year round environment, you were always a standout along with a rich tradition of Floridians who hung at the top of the heap. Congratulations on the recognition!

I wanted to wait to read the article before commenting. Now that I have, let me also say am glad to see Greg recognized nationally for his shaping and the advance in construction technolgy that he has brought to us all. Congrats.

One little anticdote that you might find interesting: I asked him to shape and glass an 18-ft catamaran hull for me from an AUTOCAD drawing. I was a little concerned about how it would turn out. But he told me all the unrelated-to-surf objects for industry he had shaped over the years and I was astounded. Airplane propellers, car prototypes, boat hulls. (The hull tuned out great). Greg, what have I left out? Did you shape the Ron Jon mega board?

Innovator Greg Loehr

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..., but leaving out Geoff Mccoy who pretty much created the planshape of the modern shortboard was simply disgusting.

I completely agree. If you look at the history of surfboard design and construction how could one not see McCoy as a stand out.

It’s unthinkable.

Doug Wright did the mega boards. Mike “Nemo” Nemnich airbrushed em. Yea, Geoff McCoy was one that I thought of not on the list. Tom Parrish, Diff, Hynson, Billy Hamilton, McTavish, Lopez, Eaton, Quigg, Phillips, Terry Martin, Rawson, Arakawa, Velzy, Yater, Angulo… I could go on. Yea, it’s subjective. I wouldn’t want to attempt naming JUST ten. One of the real beauties I’ve found in this sport is it’s subjectiveness. But it can also be one of it’s difficulties.

Whenever I see something on here from Greg I make sure to look at it . Thanks for all your help and for keeping it Interesting .

Great list Greg. Man I can’t believe I forgot about Parrish myself.

When I think of modern surfboards as we have them today, the shorter thing probably started with Mactavish and then later those wider nosed wide point forward singles by Parrish, brewer and everyone else, then it all really changed when Geoff Mccoy made the narrow nose wider tail singles. It seems to me that was really where the modern shortboard was born. Prior to that most everyones shapes were still wider nose wide point forward (even twinnies) From Mccoy’s planshape it went to Simon’s three fins and then to all the great shapers we have today. Again when you look at the modern shortboard it has been almost the exact same now for 24 years. Narrow nose wider tail.

I don’t see how a magazine could leave out some of those contributions from the top ten and still claim to be non biased. I am in no way subtracting the contributions of anyone on that list. They are all as worthy for their contributions as anyone else in surfing. The sooner the magazines are gone the better it will be for surfing; but that is just a dream.

In these lists you can never catch everyone, and you can never truly honor the people you need to.

Good job Greg, I cant say anything that hasnt been said about you already, but your influence is greater than you know :slight_smile:

Congrats

aloha

Bryan

that black board of kevlin’s in some article that he made when he quit surfing was a timeless beauty …who is getting responsibility for modern planshapes…every list not all inclusive is flawed…the late 20th century is far from all time…con gr adulations in advane for completeing your next board may it be the best you can make…ambrose…cant wai till next time