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Rainbow Surfboards
154 Rawson Road, Woy Woy NSW
Phone: 411 420
1974
1977

Colin Waldo Ward 
M. King (questioned, see below)

In January 2020, Ozzie Surfer emailed (edited):
... a slight mistake on your site about Rainbow Surfboards.
The shaper and owner was Colin 'Waldo' Wall.
He also worked for McCoy Surfboards at Avoca and then at Nirvana Surfboards, glassing for both labels.
There was no-one named M. King* ever associated with Rainbow Surfboards.
Rainbow Surfboards were called Ocean Beach Surfboards before changing to Rainbow Surfboards.
On a side note, your research is absolutely amazing!
You have given so many people some of the most amazing surfing history knowledge.
- Central Coast NSW Surf Museum and Historical Society.

*
Assuming this was based on pencil marks I saw on the blank of one Rainbow surfboard, I can only speculate that M.King identified a custom order?
 





  

Ray Richards Surf Shop
755 Hunter Street, Newcastle.
Phone ?? 3088.
1964
Probably made by a Sydney manufacturer.
Ray Richards was the father of multi-World Champion, Mark Richards.

Decal thanks to Snazzy, January 2019.



Ram Surfboards
Wichita Surf Shop , 60 Liebig Street, Warrnambool, Victoria.
Phone 62 5320
1975
Richard Voigt.
"Made by Wichita of Warrnambool
Phone 62 5320" 
1981
"C/O Warrnambool Surf Shop ,
60 Liebig Street, Warrnambool, Victoria.
(055) 61-1981
Shaped and Designed by Richard Voigt."

Decals contributed with thanks by Snazzy, December 2010, December 2019 and August 2021.



 

Ramsay Surfboards
??.
1974
Noted: Twin fin spoon


Randall Surfboards
1968
133a Nepean Highway
Aspendale, Victoria.

90-7414


Surf International Volume 2 Number 9, page 28,1969?
1971
Glasser Ronnie Goddard

Decals contributed with thanks by snazzy, April 2015.







Rapid Surfboards
?.
1989
Jeff Dalton





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

Ray Wilson Surfboards
28 The Esplanade Torquay, Victoria.
circa 1969
Ray (the Germ) Wilson

Wilson was previously a top shaper at (Fred) Pyke's factory in Torquay.
Ray's Surf Shoppe was at his mother's house at Fishos (?).

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

Ray Woosley Surfboards
Kelvingrove, Brisbane
 http://www.woosleysurfboards.com/history.html

Ray Woosley began manufacturing Canadian canoes in the late 1950s as "Chieftain Water Craft" before producing balsa surfboards.
After experimenting with coolite,
urethane and epoxy (coated with a Selleys barrier coat) he moved on to polyester and fibreglass as Gull Surfboards until 1965 when the name became Woosley Surfboards.


See Woosley Surfboards




Ray Woosley 399 Competitor, circa 1966.


Raw Juice Surfboards
East Brisbane, Queensland
1976
John "Runty" Rylands

In December 2020, Julian emailed (edited):
Raw Juice Surfboards was owned and operated by John "Runty" Rylands in East Brisbane.
Runty was ex Kenn surfboards and a great innovator in rail and fin experimentation.
John currently lives in Norman Park Qld .






RDH Surfboards
?
1972
Image courtesy of JoJo, September 2014.


Reactor- Future Shock, Surfboards
1985
Darryl Wilkes,
 Lite Weight Thruster


Rebel Surfboards
Forster NSW.
1987
Possibly shaped by Spider, last name Spotswood?, who only made around 100 boards in total. 
?



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

Pacific Palms
1979
Scott Wylie
1978
William York
Red Sun Surfboards
Pacific Palms, NSW
1980
Scott Wylie
Debbi Tinker (decal design?)

 

 

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).

Reef Surfboards
???
2003
Shaper?: Hennek
 


Reflection Surfboards

1969 
Reflex Surfboards
1986
Noosa Heads



Rem Surfboards
1998
??


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

Retro Longboards (Surfboards)
Bendalong, NSW.
1997

Mark Rabbidge
  

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?
Richmond Surfboards
Kirra Beach, Gold Coast Queensland
1974


Richo Surf Designs Surfboards
Wollongong
1988
Terry Richardson

Also see
Terry Richardson Surfboards



1988
 
1989 

1990











Right On Surfboards
1974
Ron Ford
Available from the Boat Shop, Bondi Junction
-Tracks Number 50 November 1974, page 26.

Riley Surfboards
1977
Mona Vale 
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 Geelong Road, Torquay Vic (052) 61 2904 

Click decal to access Rip Curl entry.

# 45 Farrelly script '69

Rip Wave Surfboards
1988
P. Rogerio

1992
???
Sylvio Tampol ???
Beto Design?








1988



Rising Star Surfboards
1975
Port Macquarie



Roach Approach Surfboards
1990
Cronulla
Wayne Roach

Also see HQ Surfboards
   

Roar Surfboards
1986
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)."

   


Rob Allen Surfboards
82 Oceanview Drive, Terrigal, Central Coast, NSW 2260
(043) 841-388

1982

Rob Allen

Also note similar Balance Surf Wax logo.


1985 Decal courtesy of Snazzy, March 2019.

     
1982                                        1985                                                     1982              

Robbie Helmore Performance Design Surfboards
1976
Gold Coast, Queensland.


      

Robert Conneely Expression
Robert Conneely Design (Surfboards)
Robert Conneely Surf Shop
1968-1978
Robert Conneely
Shop 2
152 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach 2020.

Made at both Hayden Surfboards, Queensland, and Gordon and Smith Surfboards, Sydney.
See these entries.
Thanks to Murray for the decal, September 2013.


Rod Brooks Surfboards
Bells Beach Victoria.
1976
Rod Brooks
Robin Middlewood 

Jim Pollock .


Rod Brooks Butterfly

D
ecal supplied by Mary A., Colling
wood, June 2009.


 

Decal thanks to snazzy, January 2019.

Decal thanks to Brett Millar, December 2020.


Rod Hocker Surfboards
Geraldton
1973
Rod Hocker
Rod Katis Surfboards
Shoalhaven City
1995

Rod Katis


Rod Teys Surfboards  811 Surf Products
1969
1971

811 Surf Shop: 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.




Teys Kneeboard, 1975


1969, decal courtesy of Snazzy, January 2019.





Address and 811 decal image contributed with thanks by

Tracy, Bremerton, Washington USA.
April 2005

Rodger Cooper Surfboards
Cornwall, UK
1977
Rodger Cooper


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

 

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Rodney Dalhberg Surfboards
Angourie, NSW
1985
Rodney Dahlberg


 


Roger Copper Surfboards
1979
Queensland?
Roger Cooper


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)
156 Holden Street Belmore NSW
Phone : UL- 6177
878 Canterbury Road Lakemba NSW
Phone : UL- 4536, later,  75-1989.
702 Canterbury Road Belmore NSW 
Phone : 75-1989
Noted circa 1964, Makaha model with reverse D fin.

 This (Ron surfboard # 1205) was purchased in 1964 from Adler’s Surf shop at Stones Corner. I paid for it from money I save up from my paper run in the early 60s

  Advertisement for Ron Surfboards,
Surfing World - Surfabout magazine advertisement, 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.
 
Ron Surfshop, 702 Canterbury Road, Belmore, circa 1964.
Surfing World Magazine, April 1964.

 
Surfing World
January 1965 Volume 5 Number 5, page 28.
 
Ron Surfboards, No. 3858 and No. 3301, 1964.
Images thanks to Snazzy, January 2019.

Surfabout v2 n12 1965

Ron Surfboards: #485, 1963.
Illustration by Roy (Bisso) Bisson.
Ron Surfboards: #565, 1963.

Ron Surfboards: #961, 1963.

Made by Ron: #2135, 1962,

Surfboard by Ron decal, circa 1962.
Image contributed by Steve K., June 2009.

Surfboards by Ron, 1962.
Image contributed by Steve K., October 2011.

Ron Handcrafted Surfboards, 1962.
Image contributed by Sammi K., November 2014.


Ron Ford Surf Vehicles
Mona Vale NSW ?
1978
Ron Ford was a competitive surfer from Bondi.



Also shapes by Victor Ford?

See:
https://bondistories.com/samples/vol-1/panache/
   

Victor Ford?

Ronnie Goddard Surfboards
Coffs Harbour?

1990
Ronnie Goddard
V-Four


Also see Gordon and Black, Local Knowledge and
Serious Fun Surfboards
   

Ron Smith Surfboards
South Australia

1967?
Ron Smith

Information and images courtesy of Sharon Smith , March 2019.
Ron standing on the far right.


Ron Wade Surfboards
Mona Vale NSW
Ron Wade previously shaped for Keyo and Scott Dillon Surfboards
1969
Ron Wade, Richard Harvey Crusader model, Ian Goodacre, Bruce Channon;
1970
Shop at Mermaid Beach and factory at Miami, Queensland.

Agents:
NSW: Surf'n'Gear- Brookvale, Manly, Collaroy, Rockdale, Parramatta, Bondi, Ermington, Central Coast Surf Shop Gosford, and Nth Beach Surf Shop Wollongong, Derek Crisp Port Macquarie, Surf Dive'n'Ski George Street Sydney.
Queensland:
The Surf Shop Brisbane, Rick Bennett Noosa Surf Shop, Sun'n'Surf International Brisbane, Balley Surf Centre The Valley Brisbane.
Victoria: Surf Scene International St. Kilda, Surf Dive'n'Ski Melbourne, Parkview Marine Melbourne.

South Australia: Geoff's Surf Shop Adelaide, John Arnold Adelaide.
Western Australia:
Trevor Burcell Subiaco, Cordingley's Surf Shop Subiaco.
Hawaii:
Randy Rarrick Weber Honolulu
Surfing World
Volume 13 Number 4 1970.
Thanks to Snazzy, June 2020.

1973
Tracks
, November 1973, page 10: Ted Spencer Model, Swallow tail, Summer Fish tail, Flyer, Kneeboard.

1974
Ted Spencer Island Design, Ted Spencer Rocket, Swallow Tail, Flyer, Kneeboard.
- Tracks
February 1974.
1976

Robbie Staniford ;
1977
Ron Wade and Robbie Staniford, John Otton
 
Ron Wade Surfboards re-opened in 2000 featuring mostly Modern Malibu designs.


Ron Wade Surf Design, 1968.
Decal contributed with thanks by snazzy, April 2015.

Ron Wade Surfboards, 1969.
 
1973

Wade Design:
Designed and shaped by John Otton, 1974.
 
1975


1975

1978



The Bug
: Ron Wade Surf Design, 1968.

Ron Wade Surfboards, Ted Spencer design,
1972.

 Ted Spencer Shiva Decal, circa 1972.

1970, Contributed by Joel Smith, April 2009.

1970

Wildfire, 1972

Wildfire, 1979

Rooster Surfboards
Queensland?
1990

?


Ross Wilson Surfboards
Sunshine beach, Queensland
1979

Decal courtesy of Benny Mckay, February 2016.


Royal T Surfboards
Point Cartwright, Queensland.
1976




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

Rush  Surfboards
Made in Australia
1987

Colin Bell

Wavelength (Wetsuits)

 

Russell Wade Surfboards
???
1981
Russell Wade
Decal image contributed by Stephen., January 2013.
Noted: 5"11 with spray, channels, fluted flyers, single fin box and small side fins set behind the centre fin.






 

Rusty Surfboards
1998

Mick Button



Rusty Miller Surfboards
Byron Bay.
1995


Ryland Surfboards

Brisbane Qld.
1977
John ‘Runny’ Rutland

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Geoff Cater (1999-2022) : Catalogue : Manufacturer Index - R.
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