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Rainbow Surfboards
154 Rawson Road Woy Woy NSW
Phone: 411 420
1974
1977
Colin Ward
M. King
Decal forwarded by email by Sammy, Blue Bay, April 2009.

Ram Surfboards
Wichita Surf Shop , 60 Liebig Street, Warrnambool, Victoria.
Phone 62 5320

1976
Richard Voigt.

"Made by Wichita of Warrnambool
Phone 62 5320"
Decal image circa 1975 contributed with thanks by Snazzy, December 2010.

1981
"C/O Warrnambool Surf Shop ,
60 Liebig Street, Warrnambool, Victoria.
(055) 61-1981
Shaped and Designed by Richard Voigt."

Decal image circa 1981 contributed with thanks by Snazzy, December 2010.

Randall Surfboards
Aspindale, Melbourne.
1971
Glasser Ronnie Goddard

Ray Ellis Surfboards
Yeppon, Queensland.
1969
Ray Ellis
Decal emailed by Steve, June 2008.

Ray Wilson Surfboards
28 The Esplanade Torquay, Victoria.
circa 1970
Ray Wilson

Decal image provided, with thanks, by George, September 2008.

Raw Juice Surfboards
Queensland
1976 ?

Rebel Surfboards
Forster NSW.
1987
?
Decal emailed by Steve, June 2008.

Red Hot Sticks (Surfboards)
circa 1978?
WA
Ian Cairns

Red Hot Surfboards
1978
?
William York

Reef Surfboards
circa 1974
See Freeform Surfboards
Rob Saunders reports December 2003, with thanks,...
Freeform surfboards ... did not last and I bought his decals and other board manufacturing equipment.
Initially I cut down his Freeform name decals to make decals for Reef Surfboards. (Freeform)
Ultimately I bought decals from Jim The Printer at Brookvale, like most other board manufacturers.
Reef surfboards was a backyard operation with no relation to the now famous surf company.
I should have registered the name!
I made about 200 surfboards and one sailboard from 1970 to 1990.
I have attached a couple of pictures.
I currently make model surfboards, 22cm long.
They are perfect miniatures of a thruster surfboard complete with foiled and angled fins(see picture)
Reflection Surfboards
1969

Renegade Surfboards
1972
"Paul and Pete"

Decal image contributed by Phil Adams, October 2010.

Reno Abellira Hawaiian Surfboards
1978
Made under license by McCoy Surfboards
Shaped by

Richard Evans Surfboards
1978
Victoria?
Richard Evans

Richard Evans also shaped at McQuarrie Surfboards
159 Sommerville Road, West Footscray, Victoria.

Richard Evans decal, contributed by Phil with thanks, May 2011.

Richard-Ross Surfboards
Melbourne, Victoria.
circa 1964
Decal emailed by Steve, June 2008.

Richard Voigt Surfboards
1976
Victoria?

Riley Balsa Wood Surfboards
Caringbah, NSW
Specialising in balsawood and balsawood laminates boards
1999
Jim Parkinson

Rip Curl Surfboards
42 Bell Street Torquay Vic. ph 92 3774
5 Boston Road, Torquay Victoria Phone 612 252.
101 Torquay Road, Torquay Vic (052) 61 2904

Click decal to access Rip Curl entry.

Roar Surfboards
??
Victoria
Thanks to Murray Boyd, who in January 2011 noted:
"Greg Brown learnt to shape under Kym Thompson and Maurice Cole at Watercooled surfboards in Torquay , he then went on to establish 'Roar' followed by 'Gash' surfboards.
Mark Phipps learnt his trade during this period.
Gash is still operating today.
Greg has also been one of the core shapers of Quiksilver's retail surfboards from the beginning of that particular program (initially called Q stix)."

Rod Brooks Surfboards
Bells Beach Vic :
1976
Robin Middlewood

Decal supplied by Mary A., Collinwood, June 2009.

Rod Teys Surfboards 811 Surf Products
1971
Showroom:
811 Logans Road, Holland Park, Brisbane.
Factory:
Corner Morely and Churchill Streets, Cooparoo, Brisbane.
- Tracks, February/March? 1971, page?

circa 1976
32 Finsbury Street, Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland
Phone : 356 4490
Shaper : Wayne Reid
Rod Teys previously shaped for Woolsely Surfboards, circa 1966.

Address and 811 decal image contributed with thanks by
Tracy, from
Bremerton, Washington USA.
April 2005

Scenic decal above, circa ?, emailed by Steve, June 2008.

Rodney Ball Surf Design
circa 1975

Noted for his Ski-tail design, circa 1975-1977.
Example right:

Far right:
Rodney Ball Surf Design decal, circa 1978
Photograph : Sydney Surf Auction,
Mona Vale Hotel, Sydney, 30 October 2005
Catalogue No. 32.
Thanks to Mick Mock
.

Roger "The Duck" Keiran Surfboards
circa 1957
Queensland
Roger "The Duck" Keiran
Glasser: Dick Laycock
Noted board: Roger Keiran Malibu, circa 1960.
9ft 3'' x 21 1/2'' x 3'' with wedge finbox and hand painted 'Okinui Club' and 'KEIRAN' (the 'N' has ben removed) decor.

Wood fin 11'' x 4 1/4'' base x 8'' span
(height actually 13'' but allowance for fin box insertion).
See Fin Catalogue
Fin box, fibreglass 7'' x 2 1/2'' and 1 1/2'' deep.
Note that the fin base and finbox lengths are not consistent and the fin maybe a replacement.

Images courtesy of Mick Mock, Sydney Surf Auction 2010, Catalogue #103.

Bob McTavish: Pods for Primates Part 1,Tracks February 1972:
"Roger 'Duck' Keiran in Queensland had the first shaping machine, milling out balsa shapes.
And spray gun glosses.
Duck had many good ideas.
Removal fins even.
Small fins.
His timing was wrong that's all.
Ducky's glasser Dick Laycock came to McDonagh's when Ducky's 'Okinui Club' factory folded in
Queensland, and the foam era began."

Ron Surfboards
1962 - 1965: (see Crane Industries)
878 Canterbury Road Lakemba Phone : UL - 4536
Later, Phone : 75-1889.
702 Canterbury Road Belmore NSW Phone : 75 1989

Decal for Ron surfboards being prepared by Roy (Bisso) Bisson.

Advertisment for Ron Surfboards, in a Surfing World - Surfabout magazine advertisment, circa 1963 -
RON SURFBOARDS
878 Canterbury Road Lakemba Phone : UL - 4536
Proprietor : Ron. Hampton
Queensland Agent :
Donald C. Jefferies 48 Petri Terrace, Brisbane
Victorian Agent :
J.P. O'Day 153 Nepean Highway, Melbourne.

Geoff McCoy finish coating, progressing to shaping (1962?).
William Morton finish coating
These two would form M and M Surfboards in 1967.
Thanks to Geoff McCoy

Image 2:
Ron Surfshop, 702 Canterbury Road, Belmore,
circa 1964.
Advertisment in Surfing World Magazine, April 1964.

Bottom: Ron Surfboards decal, circa 1962.
Image contributed by Steve K., June 2009.

Ron Wade Surfboards
Mona Vale NSW
Ron Wade previously shaped for Scott Dillon Surfboards
1969
Ron Wade, Richard Harvey Crusader model, Ian Goodacre, Bruce Channon;
1972?
Ted Spencer
1976
Robbie Staniford ;
1977
Ron Wade and Robbie Staniford, John Otten
Ron Wade Surfboards re-opened in 2000 featuring mostly Modern Malibu designs.

Left, top;
Ron Wade Surfboards,
Ted Spencer design,
circa 1972.

Left, bottom:
Ted Spenser Shiva Decal.

Images contributed by Joel Smith, April 2009.

The Bug
Ron Wade Surf Design,
circa 1968.
Decal image by Bug-Lover,
June 2009.

Ross Wilson Surfboards
1979

Royal Hawaiian Surfboards : #1188
circa 1965
Hawaiian large production 'pop-out' brand ?

Dimensions and photographs at
Surf's Up At Gerringong Board Display,
Auguist 2005.
Thanks to Scott Andrews

Rusty Surfboards :
Ryland Surfboards
Brisbane Qld.
1977
John ‘Runny’ Rutland