coolite
Generic Australian term for any one of a number of small, inexpensive polystyrene beaded-foam surfboards; the introductory board for thousands of Aussie preteen surfers in the 1970s, including future world champions Tom Carroll, Damien Hardman, and Pam Burridge. Early versions of the coolite (similar to the $10 Styrofoam boards sold in Thrifty and other American drugstore chain outlets in the '60...
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Coolite, Bondi BeachSubscribe to view
Coolite kingpin Shane Stedman, 1972 (right)Subscribe to view
Late '70s Kentucky Fried Chicken cooliteSubscribe to view
Craig Bettenay on a coolite, 1968. Photo: Greg WoodwardSubscribe to view
Cronulla, Australia, 1970Subscribe to view
Aussie coolite rider, 1967Subscribe to view
Coolite, Bondi Beach
Coolite kingpin Shane Stedman, 1972 (right)
Late '70s Kentucky Fried Chicken coolite
Craig Bettenay on a coolite, 1968. Photo: Greg Woodward
Cronulla, Australia, 1970
Aussie coolite rider, 1967