Shredding isn’t just a hobby, it’s a business — at least that’s the case for Orange County resident Rich Harbour, who has been carving boards since 1959.

Harbour is a regional legend of sorts, known and respected for his vintage, classic and contemporary boards, according to an article in the Orange County Register. His contribution to the surfboard industry and culture will be detailed in a new exhibition titled “Harbour Chronicles, A Life in Surfboard Culture” at the Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion.

Just five years after starting the business, Harbour’s shop gained a world reputation as a premier surfboard designer when Rich Chew used Harbour’s Banana model in the first U.S. championship, the article said. And his other famous big boards don’t disappoint: Cheater, Drifter, Rapier, Trestle Special.

An average surfboard will set you back about $600. Harbour’s run about $850 — but that’s a small price for 50 years of experience.

“They are all art to me. Yeah, they’re my art,” Harbour said in the article. “But they are art to go get ridden. I’m just taken away when somebody comes back to me and says ‘My new board works good.’ Just makes my day.”

Go big, or go home.

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