Barland, Michel
Pioneering surfer and board manufacturer from Bayonne, France; inventor, in the late 1970s, of the computerized surfboard-shaping machine. "He was one of the sport's foremost innovators in shaping and design," fellow surf industrialist Gordon Clark said of Barland in 1993. "For many years, any person seriously interested in surfboard construction was in regular contact with Michel." Barland was b...
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Michel Barland (center), Biarritz, 1961Subscribe to view
Michel Barland, Biarritz, 1963. Photo: Bill ClearySubscribe to view
Barland Surfboards logo, around 1970Subscribe to view
Wayne Lynch (left) and Nat Young, 1968, on boards made at the Barland factory. Photo: Dave SingletarySubscribe to view
Michel Barland and shaping machine, 1984. Photo: Darrell JonesSubscribe to view
Michel Barland, center, Biarritz, early 1960sSubscribe to view
Michel Barland (center), Biarritz, 1961
Michel Barland, Biarritz, 1963. Photo: Bill Cleary
Barland Surfboards logo, around 1970
Wayne Lynch (left) and Nat Young, 1968, on boards made at the Barland factory. Photo: Dave Singletary
Michel Barland and shaping machine, 1984. Photo: Darrell Jones
Michel Barland, center, Biarritz, early 1960s