Surfing Heritage and Cultural Center (SHACC)
Surf culture preservation group based in San Clemente, California, devoted primarily to collecting vintage surfboards; formally known as the Surfing Heritage Foundation.The organization was founded in 2002 by surfboard collector and former surf retail magnate Dick Metz of Laguna Beach, with input from publisher Steve Pezman and board members Bill Blackburn and Bob Mardian; surfing philanthropist a...
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Surfing Heritage and Culture Center main hallSubscribe to view
Joyce Hoffman, feature in 2018 "Women Making Waves" exhibitSubscribe to view
Tom Blake postcard, 1942, from SHACC archivesSubscribe to view
SHACC cofounders Dick Metz (left) and Spencer Croul (center) with curator Barry Haun, 2005. Photo: Leo HetzelSubscribe to view
Longtime SHACC board member and pro surfing founder Patti Paniccia, 1980Subscribe to view
Display from 2019's "Temples of Stoke" exhibitSubscribe to view
Surfing Heritage and Culture Center main hall
Joyce Hoffman, feature in 2018 "Women Making Waves" exhibit
Tom Blake postcard, 1942, from SHACC archives
SHACC cofounders Dick Metz (left) and Spencer Croul (center) with curator Barry Haun, 2005. Photo: Leo Hetzel
Longtime SHACC board member and pro surfing founder Patti Paniccia, 1980
Display from 2019's "Temples of Stoke" exhibit