This isn’t really “news” to anyone who’s a surfer, but it just occurred to me to post it to LRRP’s World since I was originally going to sell my boards and end any active participation in a sport that started for me in 1964.
I’ve had a change of heart recently and decided I’ll give it one last shot and see if my shoulders can handle the paddling, and so my 8-6 and my 6-8 both remain firmly clasped in my increasingly stiff little fingers. And the way things are going, I think I’m going to have to lock them up from now on.
But I digress.
Surfboards are going to be a rare commodity for the immediate future because the premier manufacturer of the foam blanks that are shaped to make a surfboards, Clark Foam, abruptly closed their doors in early December and it looks like the company is fini. Shops like Bunger (a Long Island mainstay surf shop) have notices on their Web pages that they’re still making boards, but you can bet the prices have jacked some, and by the summer will be jacked lots more.
If you’re interested in why, there’s a surfeit of articles on the Web. Simply key in “Clark Foam” and you’ll get tons.
Meanwhile, any of you have any sticks in the basement you wanna get rid of, get in touch.
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