Walden Surfboards Classic Surf Tee - 100% cotton
Front: Small Walden performance logo center chest. Logo colors may vary.
Back: Large Walden performance logo fade center back. Since 1965 . California
History Known by many as the “Father of the Modern Longboard,” Steve
Walden shaped his first surfboard in 1961, at age 13, and never looked
back.
Eight years later, the native Southern Californian opened his first
board factory and store in Huntington Beach, then moved to the North
Shore of Oahu in 1972, where he made a name for himself as a prolific
longboard shaper. While the rest of the surfing world was fixated on
short single-fins, Walden continued to faithfully hone his longboard
designs. Over the years he shaped for prestigious labels like Lightning
Bolt, Local Motion, HIC, and Channel Islands, but it was always his own
boards that set him apart. By the early 80s, Walden returned to
California where he unveiled his wildly successful Magic Model with its
radical rocker, down-turned rails, and super-fast Turbo Hull bottom
contour.
With arguably the most advanced and high performance longboard on the
market, Walden was uniquely positioned to capitalize on the resurgence
of longboarding in the late 80s and 90s. To date, Walden estimates he’s
personally shaped more than 20,000 boards, and in 2004, he teamed up
with Global Surf Industries to distribute his shapes and expand the
Walden Surfboards brand worldwide. These days, when he’s not mowing
foam, Walden is surfing. Though he competed some as a teenager, he
returned to contest surfing at the age of 30 and has been a regular on
the winner’s podium ever since. In fact, Walden still holds the record
for the longest noseride in competition history with an epic 25.5-second
ride.
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