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Sandwich Surfboard Sells For $40,000

Posted by Abhyudaya Tripathi On July - 29 - 2009

Surfboarding has a very broad history in California. California is a place which is famous for its luxurious surfing locations and famed beaches where the sea and the sun meet in an awesome way which makes it the best surfing locations elsewhere in all over the world. Thus, California and especially the southern part of the state has a long association with surfboards and paddleboards.

California inspired surfboards and paddleboards has currently created and designed by James Perse that come in pastel colors and look pretty chic. Their surfboards sell for bizarre prices. The Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction is the place where in a half a century old surfboard went for a record $40,000. This Bob Simmons foam sandwich surfboard which is 11-foot, built around the year 1950 was sold to an Australian bidder.  The Auction also had other unique surfing and non-surfing memorabilia and surfboards which sold for a price of more than $767,000.

Now, these surfboarding are available in various distinct sizes and we hope you wont regret after buying one of these as all of these stand as testimonies to the varied and long  California’s water sports culture. It does not matter what you can think surfing is not part of Californian culture; these boards assure you that it is something which is very dear and close to every Californian.

Now, your most probably next question is how to Pack a Surfboard for Travel?

Following are the solutions:

  • Buy or borrow a heavy-duty, appropriately sized board bag.
  • Remove the fins from your board
  • Remove the old wax off your board.
  • Cut foam pipe insulation covering and duct tape it down the rails of your board.
  • Protect the ding prone areas of your board such as the nose and tail.
  • Slide the board into a sock or bubble wrap bag if you have one.
  • Place the protected board in your board bag.
  • Write “top load” or “fragile” on the bag with a marker or acrylic paint.

So, when you are planning to get them for yourself?

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