80’s Penguin
I recently spotted this old Moonlight board at a souvenir shop in the touristy section of Oceanside Harbor. It’s an early 1980’s Dan Van Zanten thruster under his Penguin label. It may have been made for the Rip Curl surf shop or for a Rip Curl team rider, I’m not sure what “Old Skull” written by the fins is supposed to mean.
Anonymous
August 12, 2008Classic, My first custom board in the 1990’s was a Van Santen. I rode it because an older guy rode one at my local break that Surfers Journal recently sold out. That guy ended up starting RVCA surf co. with Conan Hays.
Beetlejuice
August 12, 2008I had a Van Zanten,worked great.(Maybe they mean “old school”?)
Anonymous
August 12, 2008Old Skull was a really lousy punk band. I think they were all little kids or something. The lead singer was 9 or 10.
Anonymous
August 12, 2008but how much for the pirate beach chair? ARRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous
August 13, 2008Old Skull was lousy, but they were only 8-9-10 year old kids with like at most 2 weeks of practice total. And they were from my home state of Wisco! Guess that doesn’t help its image, though.
Anonymous
August 13, 2008When did Wisco become a state?
Anonymous
August 16, 20081848 I believe.
Anonymous
February 11, 2009wtf… focus! penguins are amazing. I have a 1984 blue double wing round pin 5’8 that has been the only board that I’ve kept more than 7 years. it rips! im kicking myself in the teeth cause i barely missed another penguin (same shape and size but swallowtail) of decent shape for $25 on craigslist. if anyone has one they wanna sell, hit me up… rallyob1@netzero.com of ocean beach san diego, thx