Hydro-Planing

 
TYLER WARREN’S “SOAP BAR TRIO”MINI-SIMMONS INSPIRED SURFBOARDS

 

In the early 1950s, a surfer named Bob Simmons began shaping multi-finned “planing hulls” that were an evolutionary link to surfing’s Polynesian roots, but utilized the principles of modern hydrodynamic theory. Employed by Douglas Aircraft in 1952, as were Ray and Charles Eames, Simmons’ distinctive planing hulls embodied the same aesthetics of aerodynamic form that were a central element in mid-century modern design. Read More

 
 

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