Parrish, Tom
Surfing's most popular boardmaker for bigger Hawaiian waves during the mid-1970s, and a virtual one-stop equipment source for the era's top pros. "He was very, very special," Lightening Bolt cofounder Jack Shipley said of Parrish. "The best work ethic I've ever seen, and for about 10 years his boards were considered the North Shore benchmark." Parrish was born (1951) and raised in Southern Califo...
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Tom Parrish, Honolua Bay. Photo: Sue JenkinsSubscribe to view
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Wayne Bartholomew on a Parrish-shaped Lightning Bolt, 1978. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
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Tom Parrish, 1978. Photo: Jeff DivineSubscribe to view
Tom Parrish, Honolua Bay. Photo: Sue Jenkins
Tom Parrish. Photo: Tom Servais
Tom Parrish. Photo: Dan Merkel
Wayne Bartholomew on a Parrish-shaped Lightning Bolt, 1978. Photo: Jeff Divine
Tom Parrish
Tom Parrish, 1978. Photo: Jeff Divine