International Surfboard Builders Hall Of Fame Inductee Details
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| Inductee Name Dave Sweet | Event Year 2007 | Inductee Location 15243 La Cruz Drive #1375 Pacific Palisades CA, 90272 | Inductee Contact Deceased May 18, 2015 |
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| Inductee Boardshop Dave Sweet Surfboards |
Boardshop Link http://davesweetsurfboards.com/ |
| Inductee Bio
Any discussion of the evolution of surfboard design would be severely lacking without the inclusion of Dave Sweet surfboards. dave Sweet began building wood surfboards in 1946 and eventually opened Dave Sweet Surfboards in 1956 in Santa Monica, California. Dave Sweet, the founder/owner of Dave Sweet surfboards, was the first to produce the modern polyurethane foam surfboards. while many people have thought Hobie Alter of Hobie Surfboards was the first to produce the polyurathane foam surfboard, most surf historians now agree that Dave Sweet was the first; quickly followed by Hobie. | |||
| For the complete biography, go to: http://surfboardcollectors.com/davesweet.htm | |||
Thanks to: http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/sweet-dave for the photo | |||
Links Encyclopedia of Surfing.com - sweet-dave Dave Sweet dies at 86; father of the modern foam surfboard |
