.... George Greenough, for my money, is the most influential surfer in the history of the sport. From cultural significance to equipment design, to even his attitude, his legacy still carries so much weight. As a shaper, his creations paved the road for the shortboard revolution (see the Spoon) and his ideas can still be seen in boards today. He’s responsible for the first images from inside the tube (a bigger deal than anyone probably thought about at the time given today’s hand-held action cam industry). But his allure was about his well-roundedness and embracing change – he rode anything and everything, longboards, shortboards, kneeboards, even surf mats – just to find out what was next. READ FULL REPORT from The Inertia
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