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Bob McTavish

Credits: Andy McAlpine, Eric Blum, Lowell Blum

Encyclopedia of Surfing

Fantastic Plastic Machine, The
Honolua Bay
McTavish, Bob
shortboard revolution
vee

History of Surfing

Enlightenment at Honolua Bay
Getting Slippery with Bob McTavish
Plastic Machine

Interviews

Bob McTavish

Features

"THERE'S A SURFBOARD REVOLUTION GOING ON!" DICK GRAHAM (1968)
"WE'RE TOPS NOW," BY JOHN WITZIG
GREAT SURFERS AGAINST SURF CONTESTS: A GARDEN OF CONTRADICTION
MCTAVISH '63: BAREFOOT FUGITIVE
SHORT SURFBOARDS: "IT TOOK THE AUSSIES TO DO IT." DICK BREWER, YOUR THOUGHTS?

The Sunday Joint

SUNDAY JOINT, 1-1-2018: BOB MCTAVISH, FELIPE POMAR, GEORGE GREENOUGH
SUNDAY JOINT, 1-14-2018: BREWER VS MCTAVISH, AND PANIC ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR
SUNDAY JOINT, 12-31-2023: AND YOU MAY ASK YOURSELF, WELL, HOW DID I GET HERE?
SUNDAY JOINT, 9-29-2019: GEORGE GREENOUGH, BOB MCTAVISH, DIY SHORTBOARD SURFING IN NEW ZEALAND

Videos

1967: First Look at the Short Surfboard
Bob McTavish
Bob McTavish, Design Rap '67
Bob McTavish, Manly Beach, May or June, 1967
Honolua Bay 1967

Contests

1966 Bells Beach Open Surfing Championships
1967 Bells Beach Open Surfing Championships (Australian National Titles)
1967 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championships
1967 SURFER Poll Awards