I suspected something was up as his profile has been on the low the last few years. I’m thankful that I was able to talk with him a couple of times. Especially a fun conversation one weekend in SC at the Big Stick. He liked talking fishing as much as surfing. He loved the Smith River. Lowel
I had met Greg at a classic surfboard auction in NJ about 20 years ago. Truely a memorable moment. At the time I was working at a local vocational school and I thought that the kids would enjoy a visit from a ledger, so I asked if he would come and talk a bit. He got a look on his face of fear saying “Oh I can’t talk ih front of people”. All I could think of as I said thanks anyway was, here is a guy that has balls bigger than North and South Dakota, and he was afraid to talk to a bunch of adolescent kids. Thanks for the memory. R.I.P.
When I was on Maui, I flew over and went to Rarrick’s auction at Baisdell. Greg had just released his book. Jed and Drew Kampion were there with him at a table. Picked up signed copies of the photo above and his Surfboard book. He was the trade show king there for awhile. Assuming Jed is somewhere in OC . Ryhn closed his shop in Crescent City a few years back and after a stay in the 808 came back to CC. Ryhn could duplicate the Da Cat exact. Saw about three of them in Oneils when I lived in SC. Just clear and no “Da Cat” logo, but the shape was obvious. Wonder how this will affect jipp’s collection?