![]() ![]() Along the way he passed through Tin Can Beach (later renamed Bolsa Chica State Beach, and the home of our surf school. Using his awesome invention, Corky would tug his huge balsa surfboard down the PCH from Surfside all the way to HB’s pier. As a young gremmie (that’s what they used to call groms back in the 50s), he built a makeshift surfboard rack for his bike using a red wagon. One memorable story Corky tells is how he learned to ‘shoot the pier’ in Huntington Beach. It was shaped by famous Seal Beach surfboard shaper Dick Barrymore and weighed more than kid Corky did.įrom then on Corky Carroll was stoked for surfing. Coincidence? We think not.) His first surfboard was an 8’7″ longboard made from balsa wood. (The same age when groms can start at our summer surf camp. Located between Huntington Beach and Seal Beach, the Surfside Colony was an awesome place where some of the best surfers of the Golden Age of Surfing lived and surfed.Ĭorky learned to surf when he was 8-years-old. Corky Carroll Learns to SurfĬorky grew up in Surfside, California. So let’s start from the beginning and find out how Corky Carroll became Corky Carroll. While that highlight reel is impressive, the stories behind those accolades and achievements are even better.
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