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| NATURAL CURVES HISTORY |
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Welcome to Natural Curves Surfboards. We design, shape, and manufacture
fantastic surfboards for everyone who surfs. Our passion for surfing began in
1959 with my first Magic Moment gliding in trim along a small wave in Southern
California. The same passion for shaping began in 1967 when I shaped my first
board in my family's garage.
The mid to late '60s was an era of spectacular growth in surfing and surfboard design. Surfing was in transition from gliding like a pelican on the updraft of clean ocean swells to high speed turns like a dolphin in, around, and through the powerful critical sections of waves. In the late '60s I was fortunate to cross paths with surfer designers George Greenough on The Ranch in Santa Barbara County and Mike Diffenderfer in San Diego County, Hawaii, and Southwest France. Greenough's innovative surfing on "Velo" - his flex spoon kneeboard - was the prototype for modern on rail surfing. Diff's designs and shapes - his rockers, outlines, foils, bottom contours and rails - were the foundation of the modern shortboard. A year surfing SW France, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco in 1969 amplified and expanded my passion for surfing, surfboard design, and shaping. We shared waves, surfboards, and magic moments with a progressive new generation of surfers including Diff, Bob Cooper, Michel Barland, Jean Marie and Francois "Murphy" Lartigau, Jaques Albert, Miki Dora, Nat Young, Wayne Lynch, Gerry Lopez, Jeff Hakman and a handful of frothing young surfers from around the world. This crew was on the leading edge of the Shortboard Revolution. The evolution of surfing and surfboard design was accelerating dramatically. |
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Surfing in SW France 1971 |
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After a another year surfing in SW France and Europe in 1971, I returned to
wave rich Santa Cruz, California in 1972 and started Natural Curves Surfboards.
Inspired by Greenough, Diff, and the shortboard revolution, it's been my
passion to design and shape excellent custom surfboards for every surfer
searching for a quality surfboard.
Over the decades since that magic era of the shortboard revolution we've been committed to design, shape, and manufacture the finest surfboards possible. Surfers of all skills, ages, styles, and techniques have enjoyed the thrill of their own Magic Moments on our boards. Thank you for sharing our passion for surf culture and amazing surfboards. We hope you enjoy your visit to the Natural Curves Surfboards web site. |
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Shaping Tools Early 2000s |
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MEDIA LINKS
Brainworks by Kyle Buthman Brainworks: Steve Coletta Justin Housman Steve Colettas used to be common in surf towns US Blanks Feature Interview with David Scales Surfline Feature Shaper's Alley Santa Cruz Surfline Feature Meet Steve Coletta, 73 year old master craftsman Kyle Thierman Podcast Surfing, shaping & navigating life Bio Steve Coletta |
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