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Ideal for a variety of surf breaks and conditions from small to head high. Features a medium outline throughout with semi-blunt nose, wide point behind center and slight hip towards the tail for easy turning. Rails are medium 50/50 to thinly foiled off the tail for extra sensitivity.
Apr 3, 2020 · The G&S Skip Frye Model you see here is an incredibly rare example, as it is one of the handful of Skip boards that does not bear his classic wings logo. The board dates to the very first run of Skip Frye Models that Gordon & Smith produced.
- 10’9″ Skip Frye Squaretail
- 6’3″ Skip Frye Twin Fin Fish
- 10’2″ Skip Frye K Model
- 10’4″ Skip Frye Eagle
- 9’9″ Skip Frye K Model
First up is a beautiful 10’9″ single fin Squaretail. The Squaretail has its origins in Skip’s original Gordon & Smith signature model. You can find these details and more in The Surfer’s Journal “The Caretaker of Intangible Ingredients”piece, which is the single best reference for Skip Frye surfboards. The Squaretail has a graphic of Skip noseridin...
This 6’3″ fish belonged to Ken Lewis, who has always been generous and gracious when answering my questions about Skip’s boards (including some of the ones featured in this post!) If you own the fish and feel like putting some good karma back into the universe, kindly consider sending this classic twin fin back to its original owner.
Like the fish I wrote about above, this 10’2″ K Model also formerly belonged to Ken. And in case you missed it, I previously wrote up Ken’s ridiculous quiver of Skips here. The K Model is super clean, and boasts glass on Larry Gephart fins in a thruster configuration.
Next we have what I believe to be an Eagle. I love the dual wings logos in a smaller size — one on the deck and then another right above the fins. I believe that’s a graphic of Duke Kahanamoku on the deck. I’ve only seen one other pic of a Skip Frye with a Duke graphic. What a rad tribute to one of the true kings of the sport!
Last but not least, we’ve got another primo K Model measuring it at a leisurely 9’9″. It appears to be a triple stringer setup with two offset redwood stringers. There are some resin pin lines bracketing all three stringers on the deck, which gives the board a pinstriped look. And as someone who is always keen on logo sizing and placement, I love t...
Chuck says the 1967 G&S Skip Frye Model was glassed with a 10 ounce single layer of Volan on the bottom and a 6 ounce single layer top, and then an additional 6 ounce layer for the deck patch. There are some absolutely killer resin pin lines on the board, too: check out that beautiful little number in the photo above.
Mike Hynson's Red Fin, the Skip Frye model and the QuarterSpeed were three popular models that come to mind from the '60s, and the G & S Modern Machine--first introduced in 1974--was the precursor to today's fun board.
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It was also in 1963 that Skip began shaping surfboards. He shaped for Gordon & Smith during the '60s and part of the '70s, where he developed his iconic logo, a pair of wings. That logo was used for the G&S Skip Frye Models, and Skip still uses the logo today for his boards.
