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Late ’70s Bing Bonzer

Another well-known transitional board from the 70s, designed by the Campbell Brothers with the help of Bing’s head shaper at the time, Mike Eaton, the Bing Bonzer was one of the first tri-fin surfboards to be built. This board is characterized by its double concave bottom, two long low-profile side fins, and single center box setup. A board built for speed and drive off of the turns similar to riding the edge of a ski/snowboard, the Bing Bonzer is a retro glimpse into today’s surfing and maintains its functionality in medium to large hollow and powerful surf. (excerpt from the Bing Surfboards website). This surfboard was recently donated by Phillip “Flippy” Hoffman.

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posted by Surfing Heritage Foundation at 8:30 AM

1 Comments:

Blogger Hodad said...

yea, rode one at Nags head in 75, weird, Phillip Taylor {RIP} had one,
that was the best year ever, in MY memory for waves on outer banks
in front of Beggar's Banquet, old Nag's Header
seems we surfed every day until mid december,
the water was warm remember wearing only sleeves up to dec 12th!!
nice to be in El sal warm since 1994 come on down,
tropicool

November 12, 2010 at 9:21 PM  

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