Midget smith long board

Bob and Nat grabbed the camera crew, made their vee bottoms almost overnight, and off they went, writing the script on the run. The low tech, highly flexible Lexan fin seen above must have been terrifyingly unreliable in any turn. Nat who had retired after his San Diego win, sniffed the Arriflex 35mm cameras from Grafton and suddenly appeared on the beach. Exceptions are the pig and very short, fat designs that are small wave specific. It was there, under the tutelage of renowned board maker Terry Martin, that Midget developed his skills as a shaper. What else could you call a collection of riders that include every ilk from longboard stylist and stepdaughter Maureen Drummy-Haggar to former wunderkind Martin Potter; from homegrown heroes like Jim Hogan to world champions like Andy Irons.

Smith is survived by his daughter Sarah, his life-partner of over 20 years Mary Lou Drummy and her four kids, as well as three grandchildren. In the end there is only one measure of surfing status that matters, and it isn't an ASP world title or a segment in a Taylor Steele movie or getting in a Quiksilver ad or having a Reef sandal named after you. So as I started the next board today it felt like a brand new start like I'm now really the shaper of Midget Smith Surfboards. We look forward to celebrating Midget's amazing life with all who attend.