Archive for the ‘Surfing & SUP’ Category
‘Catch the Moment!’ makes those instants in sport you could not see until today into a fascinating adventure thanks to a special highspeed camera shooting up to 1000 frames a second. ‘Catch the Moment’ portrays athletes from all over the world like American long board surfer Kassia Meador. Considered one of the most stylish and graceful professional long boarders, Kassia has also made a name for herself as a photographer and constantly embarks on new creative endeavours. Residing in Oceanside California, Kassia travels the world for surf and photography trips trying to catch the moment most days of her life.
Los Angeles based, Pacific System Ready Cut Homes began in 1908, and by 1939 it was the largest builder of homes in the world. During the depression, the company founder’s son, Meyers Butte came on board. He convinced the family that manufacturing surfboards would be a good way to diversify the company’s business. The Swastika name and symbol were chosen for their “connotations of health and good fortune.” PSH was the first company to mass-produce surfboards. Earliest archaeological evidence of the swastika symbol dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization of Ancient India as well as Classical Antiquity. The symbol remains widely used in Eastern religions, specifically in Hinduism and Buddhism, and was also used by various Native American tribes. After the Nazi party usurped the Swastika symbol, PSH changed the name of their line of surfboards to the “Waikiki Model
The Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction – Coming May 11, 2013