CANYON 63" SURFBOARD SHAUN TOMSON TWIN FIN MODEL Start Price USD 900.00 Current Price USD 900.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 1,000.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, October 10, 2008 End Time Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Location Fort Lauderdale, Florida See more about 'CANYON 63" SURFBOARD SHAUN TOMSON TWIN FIN MODEL' Description CANYON SURFBOARD SHAUN TOMSON TWIN FIN MODEL   Model:            6’3’’ x 21” x 3”   Shaped by:     Original board shaped by RUSTY PREISENDORFER Comments:       Collector Canyon, “Shaun Tomson” Twin Fin 6’3” Round Pin with double wing. Made in the late 70’s. In very good condition only a few pressure dents and small rail crack. Original fins included. Information about the shaper: Born in Los Angeles to a research mathematician and an occupational therapist, Rusty Preisendorfer became a Windansea local at a fresh six weeks of age. In eighth grade, he first attempted the trendy sport of surfing. His large stature and late start aside, he was competitive, finishing second in the 1969 Southern California High School Championships. By the time he graduated, Preisendorfer already had several shapes under his belt and was ready to get to work. Coming into shaping during a tumultuous, groundbreaking era, his influences included Dick Brewer, Mike Hynson and Skip Frye. While attending the University of California at San Diego, Rusty spent his initial stint shaping for Gordon and Smith. Exploring Australia in 1974, he garnered his first serious exposure when Rabbit Bartholomew purchased one of his 8-foot guns. Starting to gain a solid reputation in the business, he launched his own company the same year - Music Surfboards. The late '70s proved a pivotal time, as Rusty shaped for a growing San Diego-based manufacturer called Canyon Surfboards and accrued a reputable stable of riders including David Barr, Randy and Wes Laine, Peter Townend, Shaun Tomson and Ian Cairns. By the mid-'80s, the trademark Rusty logo had achieved a life of its own. In 1985, he left Canyon and started Rusty surfboards. Ridden by more than half the world's Top 16 surfers at the time, he was the most in-demand shaper anywhere. Having helped design T-shirts back at Canyon, he did the same with his new company and launched a full line of clothing in 1987. Since then, the company has grown into one of the largest-grossing businesses in surfing. As a shaper, Preisendorfer deserves credit for perfecting the modern thruster as we know it. Subtle variations are all that separate the current standard from his early '80s models. The boxy rails that are so commonplace today were the benchmark of Occy's boards during his phenomenal run as a teenager. Despite Preisendorfer's status as a premier shortboard shaper, he feels his biggest contribution has been his dedication to the average surfer. There are needs for people other than the shortboard customer. He has been creating fuller size master molds for Clark Foam for 20 years, crafting boards for larger surfers such as himself for whom the typical shortboard is useless. Furthermore, he has groomed some of the finest craftsmen around, including Parmenter and John Carper. Married since 1984, Preisendorfer lives in La Jolla with wife, Angela, and two children -- a son born in 1986 and a daughter in 1988. As majority owner of the company bearing his name, his duties are increasingly consuming, but he hasn't abandoned his fascination with invention. His latest concept, the C-5, spawned from the unlikeliest of sources.   Surfline.com   BUY IT NOW!!!   Surfboard hand shaped and made with quality materials   For International Shipping, please, contact us!!! Place a Bid!