More Stoked by Bob McTavish
Thursday 24/10 9
Bob McTavish writes like he speaks. Short, rapid fire sentences are often interspersed with one word exclamatories. Understand? Cool!
Bob McTavish
Bob McTavish: Under The Influence
Thursday 07/03 25
Recently Surfing Australia held its annual awards night. As it was their 50th anniversary Surfing Australia marked the milestone with a special presentation, 'Australia's Ten Most Influential Surfers.' Bob McTavish was deemed Australia's tenth most influential surfer, and, as they were announced in reverse order, he was the first to accept his award. Bob began his speech by opening up on an old topic: Is surfing a sport or an art? As the speech progressed it felt like we were heading toward an awkward faux pas, a black mark on a black tie night.
McTavish and the Spoon Reunion
Wed 21 March 12:00am
Evergreen Bob McTavish recently had a reunion of sorts when a kneeboarder rocked up unannounced on his factory doorstep. The kneeboarder was Gary Self and he was holding two spoons Bob made back in 1974. They were part of a batch of four spoons Bob shaped, one of which (the red one) currently resides in the Gold Coast Surf Museum.
Following the reunion the McTavish crew had a mass gathering of spoons - the three '74 models plus four new ones - on the lawn of the McTavish Byron Bay factory. In the words of Bob, "They looked awesome lined up together out the front".
McTavish and the Spoon Reunion
Wed 21 March 12:00am
Evergreen Bob McTavish recently had a reunion of sorts when a kneeboarder rocked up unannounced on his factory doorstep. The kneeboarder was Gary Self and he was holding two spoons Bob made back in 1974. They were part of a batch of four spoons Bob shaped, one of which (the red one) currently resides in the Gold Coast Surf Museum.
Following the reunion the McTavish crew had a mass gathering of spoons - the three '74 models plus four new ones - on the lawn of the McTavish Byron Bay factory. In the words of Bob, "They looked awesome lined up together out the front".
The History of Patriotism
Wednesday 10/11 17
A clever Septic once said, 'Patriotism is the last bastion of the scoundrel'
Talking Design With GSI's Mark Kelly
Wednesday 09/06 29
The surf industry has a propensity to look backwards - to look at what happened in the 50' s and the 60's and the 70's - and I doubt very much if you went to an aerospace conference people would be talking about the Wright brothers, like 'yeah they killed it back then!'