QUIKSILVER has recently donated 45 rare surfboards to the Australian National Surfing Museum (ANSM).<\/p>\n
The latest acquisition means the ANSM now has a collection of more than 200 boards.<\/p>\n
ANSM projects and tours officer Gary Dunne said Quiksilver’s generosity allowed the museum to give a much greater overview of Australian surfing history.<\/p>\n
“Quiksilver had accumulated a fantastic collection of boards going back 80 to 90 years, representing all the major eras in board evolution in that time.<\/p>\n
“It means people can come here and really look and see how boards have changed with authentic and really good examples throughout the eras.”<\/p>\n
The boards donated range from the hollow “toothpick” boards that were standard in the 1930s and 1940s, to Simon Anderson’s tri-fin boards from the early 1980s that still influence the way surfboards are made today.<\/p>\n
Quiksilver started accumulating the boards about 15 years ago.<\/p>\n
The surf company employed renowned surfboard collector Mick Mock to visit auctions and select a range of the boards with historical relevance.<\/p>\n
Yet Quiksilver stopped displaying the boards some time ago.<\/p>\n
Head of winter sports Jeff Sweeney said the company did not want to have these important pieces of surfing history hidden away in storage.<\/p>\n
“We’re happy for them to be on public display because there’s such rich history in the surfboards.”<\/p>\n
The ANSM was started through donations and contributions, and Mr Dunne said it was fantastic to see people and companies continuing to help it thrive.<\/p>\n
“It’s just an invaluable contribution to the museum.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
QUIKSILVER has recently donated 45 rare surfboards to the Australian National Surfing Museum (ANSM). The latest acquisition means the ANSM now has a collection of more than 200 boards. ANSM projects and tours officer Gary Dunne said Quiksilver’s generosity allowed the museum to give a much greater overview of Australian surfing history. “Quiksilver had accumulated […]<\/p>\n