tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620952922253468884.post3792394471370567819..comments2024-03-21T07:28:52.437+00:00Comments on vintage surfboard collector UK: Keo surfboardsalasdair lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12436406864316333588noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620952922253468884.post-84640538986113435092022-07-29T08:54:04.166+01:002022-07-29T08:54:04.166+01:00Hi I still have my gregg stokes 6ft I bought in ea...Hi I still have my gregg stokes 6ft I bought in earl 70 s I’m 73 now my son and now my granddaughter use it happy daysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620952922253468884.post-39411565127029339982021-10-11T12:29:56.333+01:002021-10-11T12:29:56.333+01:00We knew the Keogh's back then for one summer w...We knew the Keogh's back then for one summer when we lived in Holywell Bay. My father an ex Aston Martin panel beater showed them how to use Wet and Dry paper properly, so they didn't lose all the skin from their hands. that would have been around 1970. Mark Sayersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620952922253468884.post-38268038651733704962021-08-04T17:17:36.913+01:002021-08-04T17:17:36.913+01:00Hello Greg Stoke ' son,
I bought a couple of y...Hello Greg Stoke ' son,<br />I bought a couple of years ago a second hand surfboard shaped by your father on 2002. The board is still alive and so cool, but here's my problem : I lost my 3 fins, and here in France I can't manage to find some of these particular type : cruciform fixation.<br />If hopefully U get this message, would be so great to talk about this.<br />Sincerely yours.<br /><br />BenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00908469280187880880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620952922253468884.post-89212059450464004182021-05-26T09:07:08.034+01:002021-05-26T09:07:08.034+01:00I have one, it seems shorter than a full board, I ...I have one, it seems shorter than a full board, I know nothing about them but if any body would be interested in it im need Doncaster in the UK<br /><br />Mark.christopher@btinternet.com <br />Markchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16948022210195494811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620952922253468884.post-17748879383724715202020-09-10T18:21:48.966+01:002020-09-10T18:21:48.966+01:00Hi have early board i am now 73 had board for abou...Hi have early board i am now 73 had board for about 45 years any idea best place to sell <br />Danny RoffAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856920529131700902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620952922253468884.post-68063268029867417362020-04-29T14:34:17.485+01:002020-04-29T14:34:17.485+01:00Keo had a factory on walker lines ind estate bodmi...Keo had a factory on walker lines ind estate bodmin making pop outs.boat hulls and a beach buggy body. The custom board factory was by the railway station in Newquay Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620952922253468884.post-90580341173673482642017-02-18T04:29:19.389+00:002017-02-18T04:29:19.389+00:00Hi,
I worked at Keo's back then while travelli...Hi,<br />I worked at Keo's back then while travelling from Oz. The South Africans were just leaving Newquay as we arrived and we took over a few of their jobs. I made a Keo over there and brought it back to Oz. It's probably long gone by now. Wayne BarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620952922253468884.post-61283826076437513082016-12-13T08:56:08.720+00:002016-12-13T08:56:08.720+00:00Greg Stokes is my Father and he shaped his first s...Greg Stokes is my Father and he shaped his first surfboard at the age of 13. He is still shaping today! A man of many talents who is a true craftsmen and a legend in the shaping world. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12328822175732132513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620952922253468884.post-42359011092825996502016-11-02T15:26:00.657+00:002016-11-02T15:26:00.657+00:00hi there. old post new comment. I also bought a ...hi there. old post new comment. I also bought a 9. longboard in cape town in 2005. Gregg stoke shape. loved it. radical board. it unfortunately snapped couple of years ago. planning on shaping one myself following that board as reference. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620952922253468884.post-36786922609008159662014-01-26T03:04:08.648+00:002014-01-26T03:04:08.648+00:00I agree, Greg would be classed as one of the top b...I agree, Greg would be classed as one of the top board builder, shapers in the surfing world. My own first 3 short boards were built by Greg Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970345960866498571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620952922253468884.post-5781772172691454162013-04-16T16:23:58.492+01:002013-04-16T16:23:58.492+01:00Greg Stokes is alive and well in Plettenberg Bay, ...Greg Stokes is alive and well in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. He still surfs (and wins)his division (Legends) at the SA Champs (he did again last year).<br />His shapes are the best, at least I can vouch for his longboards, of which I have had a few, the best being a 9'6" green single-fin. It is a real longboard, amazing for tuberiding, nose-stuff and, and... I only rant because Greg is not only a great shaper but a real gentleman. He has some interesting history in board design and shaping which I suspect pre-dates some of the other folks around the world... a story there. <br />All the best<br />Alan Robb<br />www.stoked.co.za<br />www.dingfix.co.za<br />Kommetjie<br />South AfricaTube Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08302946442314506763noreply@blogger.com