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Dropping In
Dropping In

Bill Hamilton, one of surfing’s most highly regarded stylists,
paid a surprise visit in mid-July, along with his friend, Mark Simon.
Bill spent an hour going through the exhibit floor and holding
staff spellbound with first-person stories. He is shown here adding
some pertinent details to his capture of the 14-foot tiger shark that
attacked Bethany Hamilton.
Bill is currently putting the finishing touches on a book and has
promised to do a presentation at CSM when it comes out.
After admiring several boards on display in our
Timeline, he left us with this piece of pure Hamilton wisdom: “If a
surfboard does not float or paddle you well, and it is not loose nor
fast, then you are probably riding the wrong surfboard. Think about
that. It took me many, many years to truly understand that.”

(Below)....Six-foot, five-inch Michael Robinson,
visiting with his family from Phoenix, drew admiring
stares when he posed with the 155-lb solid redwood
Eddie McBride board.
He looks like he could hoist McBride’s classic board
onto his shoulder and take to the surf.
“Honestly, I don’t think so…Those guys back then were
remarkably strong.”

(Above)...Carl Lackey points to his great-aunt,
Irma Harbottle Frias (at Left) on the wall of the
Timeline section.
“I shared a few photos with CSM several years ago,
but I didn’t expect to see her on display today, and it
brought tears to my eyes,” said Carl.
Irma’s mother and Duke Kahanamoku’s mother Julia
were sisters, and Carl has a collection of family photos
he’s going through in the hopes of finding additional
material to share with CSM.
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