Rare Skip Frye Bonzer 5 Fin
This Skip Frye belonged to Moonlight Glassing sander Kenny Mann in the 80’s. It resurfaced in a Huntington Beach resale shop and few years ago and is now in the hands of Surfy Surfy team rider Justin Phillips who surfs it often.
Update: now resides on the wall of The Board Source in Carlsbad, Ca.
RIP Kenny Mann.
tyler
July 16, 2009I always loved that moonlight logo. They all used to be so big!
Jonsey
July 16, 2009That board is in great shape, especially considering how old it is! As usual, great work by the Moon Crew!
Mahalo.
warm jet
July 16, 2009Jp ya know i found that baby for you and you sold it?
I guess Justin is a good home!
This is funny cuz just the other day i was reflecting on not owning a Frye and I remember i could’ve.
JP
July 16, 2009Yes, it was Warm Jet who alerted us to that board. Justin was all over post haste.
Crappy Vegetarian
July 16, 2009Trippy, I was just telling someone in the water this morning that I have never ridden a Skip Frye that I didn’t like. I bet it goes great. Too bad he doesn’t shape for us mortals anymore…
Anonymous
July 16, 2009Damn you Justin !!!!
Longer
July 16, 2009That is so cool…
Love it
borntoloser
July 16, 2009Last fall I was out at SUP reef on a Frye fishy and Justin paddles by on a paddleboard. chit chat chit chat. “I have one of the only bonzer style frye’s ever.” I called “wow, and bullshite.” Guess he weren’t lyin’.
Anonymous
July 17, 2009frye didn’t shape it as a bonzer…
warm jet
July 17, 2009did not know that. thought it was a moony museum piece. nice to know it is being surfed on….well.
thanks jp
Anonymous
July 17, 2009Kenny should be able to confirm.
Was this originally shaped as a Bonzer?
Jon Peck
July 17, 2009I’ve ridden that thing and it flies! JP are you in possesion of it right now?
borntoloser
July 17, 2009Perhaps I misquoted or misheard?
Surfy Surfy!
July 17, 2009This board originally was a glass-on thruster. After we started making Bonzers for Malcolm in like 1989 Kenny grinded the fins off and the board was retrofitted as a 5 fin. Who says surfboard sanders don’t like sanding glass-ons?
When Justin got this board he surfed it 5 hours a day, everyday. It’s currently safely in storage while Justin and his family are tearing it up in France.
*note-this board now has a slight twist in it so it goes right insane.
Anonymous
July 17, 2009I have this board locked away in the my board dungeon.
Justin left it to me as a loaner till he gets back from “Franco-land”. I got the “Skiponzer” in good 4ft. inside Swami’s and have done some sneaky missions to my mysto beach break and Lowers. The board is snappy off the top and rails in the turns. Cruising out with it, you for sure get the weird looks.
So, until Justin gets back I’ll have it under lock and key.