Finless Surfboards

Looking at Dale Solomonson’s finless/stringerless drawings, brought to mind an experimental shape that was generated out of Bing’s shop in Hermosa Beach circa '72 or '73: a five to six foot wide tailed board with a deep sharply carved concave tail without a fin. The last one I saw ridden was by some former Bing guys in West Maui in '75. What was the name of that board? Rory

Looking at Dale Solomonson’s finless/stringerless drawings, brought to > mind an experimental shape that was generated out of Bing’s shop in > Hermosa Beach circa '72 or '73: a five to six foot wide tailed board with > a deep sharply carved concave tail without a fin. The last one I saw > ridden was by some former Bing guys in West Maui in '75.>>> What was the name of that board?>>> Rory The Auga board.

The Auga board. yeah, done by steve bingham (?) i think. pretty spacey concept like a paipo board with a deep single channel (gutter) running out the tail. jim dunlop

did it work?

did it work? Yes… but, what do you mean by “work”?

Yes… but, what do you mean by “work”? it needs to be mentioned that these weren’t stand-up boards, but kneeboards. they went fast and allowed spinning 360s and such. kind of a precursor to the surfing later to be done on bodyboards. jim dunlop

ahhh kneeboards… nevermind then, disregard my inquiry>>> it needs to be mentioned that these weren’t stand-up boards, but > kneeboards. they went fast and allowed spinning 360s and such. kind of a > precursor to the surfing later to be done on bodyboards. jim dunlop

ahhh kneeboards… nevermind then, disregard my inquiry>>> it needs to be mentioned that these weren’t stand-up boards, but > kneeboards. they went fast and allowed spinning 360s and such. kind of a > precursor to the surfing later to be done on bodyboards. jim dunlop