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VISITOR INFORMATION
California Surf Museum
312 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA 92054
Tel. (760) 721-6876
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Hours:
Open Daily 10am to 4pm
Thursdays until 8pm
Dec. 24 open until 4pm
Dec. 31 open until 3pm
Closed Major Holidays
Sept.17th Closed
for special event
Dec. 25 Closed
Jan. 1 Closed
Memorial Day Closed
June 11 Day of Gala Closed
July 4th Closed
Labor Day Closed
Admission:
Free for Museum Members
$3 Adults
$1 Students/Seniors/Military
Free for Kids under 12
Free on Tuesdays
Email:
csm@surfmuseum.org
events@surfmuseum.org
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Mission Statement
The California Surf
Museum serves as an
international repository and
resource center on the
lifestyle sport of surfing
through capturing,
preserving, and chronicling
its art, culture and heritage
for the education and
enjoyment of future
generations.
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Newsletter!
EARLY FALL 2011
Volume 25 Issue 2
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Current Exhibit "Transitional Thinking:
A Short Story 1966-1972"
The change in 1966 was sudden. It happened in our culture --
in art and music and film. We were taking a different look at
the world -- and we took a different look at how we wanted to
surf. This sudden change in thinking made surfers reassess
everything they knew about surfing.
CSM presents the story of surfing's most radical change in
thought -- going to the very core of surfing's aesthetic and
design -- shown on the back drop of the cultural upheaval of
the time.
With big wood boards (pre-1940), surfing had been all about
riding straight to beach; then it progressed to turning and
trimming and going faster (the Hot Curl, Malibu Chip, Velzy
Pig and Classic Longboards). However, in the mid-1960s,
George Greenough's kneeboarding style -- using more of the
wave face and curl in his ride -- caught the attention of
Australians Nat Young and Bob McTavish, and made them
think about how they could make surfboards perform the
same way.
Over the next few years, average board length literally shrank
by 3 feet and boards lost 15 pounds in weight. These sleek
new designs changed the sport of surfing forever.
In America and Australia, young men came back from serving
in Vietnam, only to find a very different surf world from the
one they left. The times, they were a'changin'...
Photo Guy Motil/Courtesy California
Surf Museum
Bethany Hamilton's surfboard,
on display at the California Surf
Museum in Oceanside,
California.
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Hansen Surfboards, 50 Year
Retrospective Exhibit Now Open
The California Surf Museum in Oceanside,
Calif., has announced its newest exhibit
"Hansen Surfboards - A 50 Year
Retrospective," which opened September 18,
and includes a vivid display of the legendary
surf company, its founder and family's history
throughout the past 50 years. See full press
release . Click here.
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