Bing Copeland surf team to reunite
Bing Copeland modeling Body Glove’s top of the line farmer john in an advertisement for the November 1969 issue of Surfer Magazine. Dive N’ Surf will be honoring legendary surfer and surfboard shaper Bing Copeland Saturday with a Bing Surfboards Reunion in conjunction with the Vintage Longboard Club Swap Meet from noon to 4 p.m. The event will bring together past and current Bing Surfboard teamriders, craftsmen, and associates as well as other surf icons. “Bing is one of the big five surf manufacturers in the ‘60s who put Hermosa Beach on the map as the original and true Surf City,” said local all star longboarder Shawn O’Brien, who is on the surf committee for the Hermosa Beach Hotdogger Championship longboard contest set for October 3. “Bing, Dewey Weber, Rick Surfboards, Greg Noll, and Hap Jacobs created surf culture.” Bing Copeland drops down a glassy jazzy wall at 22nd st. Hermosa Beach shot by the legendary Leroy Grannis Besides the eye candy of various Bing Surfboards from different eras, Vintage Longboard Collectors Club members will be showcasing their prized surfboards, some for sale, swap or just to admire. “It’s easy to get lost in awe among the club members’…
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