International Surfboard Builders Hall Of Fame Inductee Details
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| Inductee Name Ben Aipa | Event Year 2008 | Inductee Location Aipa Surfboards 1164-I Waimanu St, Honolulu, Hi, 96814 | Inductee Contact (808) 589-0804 |
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| Inductee Boardshop Aipa Surfboards |
Boardshop Link http://www.benaipa.com/ |
| Inductee Bio Innovative surfer-boardmaker-coach from Honolulu, Hawaii; a top competitor in the 1960s and early '70s, and creator of the swallowtail and stinger surfboard designs. Aipa was born (1942) in Honolulu, the son of a sugar plantation worker, and didn't begin riding waves until his early 20s, after an ankle injury ended his semipro football career. He trained for surfing with the single-mindedness he'd developed as a linebacker, not missing a day in the water for all of 1965, and the following year he was a finalist in the Duke Kahanamoku Classic at Sunset Beach. Aipa also finished fourth in both the 1967 Makaha International and the 1975 Lightning Bolt Pro, and competed in the World Championships in 1968 and 1970. | |||
| For the complete biography, go to: http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/aipa-ben | |||
Thanks to: http://encyclopediaofsurfing.com/entries/aipa-ben for the photo | |||
Links Encyclopedia of Surfing.com - aipa-ben Pro Shaper Profile: Ben Aipa Youtube video |
