Ever humble and the most unassuming Legend I have yet to meet in our sport, Dave wanted me to make sure that I stipulated he was the first to ride (not to mention invent and manufacture) a polyurethane foam surfboard. Apparently a couple of years before Dave's breakthrough discovery Bob Simmons and Joe Quigg tried working with Styrofoam boards which led to countless delamination nightmares and total failure. Thus the cup business was spared unnecessary competition and the rest is history.

The above photos were taken from Mark Fragale's story in Longboard Magazine.

Visit Dave's new cyber surfshop at www.davesweetsurfboards.com