333 Broken Surfboard Halves - One Third!

Here are some photos to visualise one-third of the 1000 Surfboard Graveyard collection! The boards rest in a semi-organised fashion (note the tails ordered by height) this mainly to maximise space in the backyard, which is slowly disappearing...

The next mile stone is 500!

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TRAILER TRASH: Northern Beaches

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The other day I organised a big pick up from a several surfboard manufacturers/repairers along the Northern Beaches, between Mona Vale & Manly. Anticipating a load of 60+ surfboard halves I hired trailer and decided to make a banner for it too! - Good ol' projector style!

Some of the boards look in tact - but they are not. Some of them are foam blanks that were damaged. Most are missing noses/fins and are dinged making them too expensive to repair in comparison to buying a new board. It's one of the major issues with surfboards - they become quite expensive to repair once they are badly damaged, particularly when snapped in half by a heavy wave or stomping a big air (about $150 - $200). 

Big thanks to everyone who helped me out!  The trip yielded 73 halves in total.

Photos/Film by Rhiannon Bannenberg