Byrne, Phil
Accomplished and persevering surfboard shaper from Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; cofounder of Byrne Surfboards, best known as the primary boardmaker for two-time world champion Tom Carroll. Byrne was born (1952) and raised in Wollongong, began surfing at age 12 and shaping surfboards five years later. He continued making boards while earning a BA in Commerce from the University of New S...
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Phil Byrne, around 1972Subscribe to view
Phil Byrne, around 1978Subscribe to view
Byrne, right, with Ian Cairns and Rick Rasmussen, 1975Subscribe to view
Tom Carroll on a Phil Byrne tri-fin, 1981Subscribe to view
Surfboard shaped by Phil Byrne, around 1979Subscribe to view
Phil Byrne (right) and Peter Townend, 1977Subscribe to view
Phil Byrne, around 1972
Phil Byrne, around 1978
Byrne, right, with Ian Cairns and Rick Rasmussen, 1975
Tom Carroll on a Phil Byrne tri-fin, 1981
Surfboard shaped by Phil Byrne, around 1979
Phil Byrne (right) and Peter Townend, 1977