Shown: Brian Fredrickson of Sunset Surfboards with an original 1970’s Microgroove single fin and one of the new stock boards he shaped us.
Our new Sunset Surfboards are built by the original crew,
Peter St Pierre: airbrush, pinlines and microgrooves
Gary Stuber: glass job
Kenny Mann: sander
Mark Donellon: gloss and polish
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6’0′, 6’2″, 6’4″, 6’6″ Here is the finished batch of Sunset single fins we had Brian Fredrickson shape us off the original 1970’s templates he had stashed away. Featuring Microgroove technology and classic airbrushes and pinlines by Peter St Pierre. There is no cure for Single Fin Fever so you might as well embrace it.
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6’4″ x 20 1/2″ x 2 7/8″
We commissioned Brian Fredrickson of Sunset Surfboards to shape us a few replicas of the classic Sunset single fins of the 1970’s.
Sunset Surfboards was located on the coast highway in downtown Encinitas from the late 1960’s to the early 1990’s.
Sunset was founded by Ed Wright who later passed the torch to his protege Brian Fredrickson.
The Moonlight Glassing surfboard factory crew began in the downstairs section of Sunset Surf Shop. When Sunset expanded it’s retail space in 1979, Moonlight Glassing moved to an industrial park 7 miles inland where it’s been every since.
Surfy Surfy Surf Shop is based off my early fond memories of hanging at Sunset when I was a little kid, later working there in the back alley doing ding repair as a teenager and bugging the sales girls at the front counter.
This 6’4″ is off an original template, the rocker and rails cleaned up for 2013.
This shape will be available in 6’0″, 6’2″, 6’4″ and 6’6″ with similar airbrush designs.
This board also features the rare and amazing microgrooves.
*this board is SOLD, thanks!
A local guy Brian rescued this 1970’s Sunset Surfboards single fin shaped by Bill Shrosbree. The bottom had a thick coat of blue house paint which still covers the Microgroove bottom.
Lots of patina but it rides!
These original Sunset Surfboards are the primordial ooze of which Surfy Surfy was born from.
This project had been on my plate for quite some time.
Original 1970’s Sunset Thumb refurbishment (with Microgroove bottom!)
It needs some tender loving care and will ride again.
From the June 1979 issue of Surfer Magazine. Article by Ken McKnight.
The under water shot of the Microgrooves in action was done by Warren Bolster. The rider is Kenny Mann, the sander at Moonlight Glassing. Apparently Kenny ran over Bolster during this photo shoot at Swami’s and gashed him pretty good.
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