Guilhem from Guethary has recently acquired this clean Bilbo 9'4 from around '66 or '67. This one was made in Newquay for export to the Jo Moraiz surf shop in Biarritz ,and has France written on the stringer and a Moraiz shop decal. Jo owned the first surf shop in France and took a few shipments of Bilbos. Guilhem remembers drooling at them in the shop when he was a boy, so had to have this one. Its been restored but is pretty tidy anyway, and has an unusual for the time pink airbrushed circle design on the deck, and coloured high density nose and tail blocks. Guilhem shapes under the Guethary surfboards label.
Guilhem from Guethary has recently acquired this clean Bilbo 9'4 from around '66 or '67. This one was made in Newquay for export to the Jo Moraiz surf shop in Biarritz ,and has France written on the stringer and a Moraiz shop decal. Jo owned the first surf shop in France and took a few shipments of Bilbos. Guilhem remembers drooling at them in the shop when he was a boy, so had to have this one. Its been restored but is pretty tidy anyway, and has an unusual for the time pink airbrushed circle design on the deck, and coloured high density nose and tail blocks. Guilhem shapes under the Guethary surfboards label.
Jo Moraiz at La Barre 1965, photo by Joel de Rosnay
Rod Sumpter on a promotional tour of France with Bilbo, 1965. With Joel de Rosnay left and Aussie Wheels Williams.
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