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Hawaii Surfing Promotions
Phone: 808 638-7266
Fax: 808 638-7764
surfpro@hawaii.rr.com
Introduction to the home site for the Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction.
It is once again, our goal to stage Hawaii’s best quality “LIVE” surf auction! We will have the very best items on offer and expect to make the auction and the activities surrounding it, the most fun gathering possible! We are proud to have staged four very successful biennial surf auctions in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007. These have set the benchmark for the very best in what a surf auction should be. These are “LIVE”, in person auctions and are very different from any and all online auctions. Nowhere else, will you get the excitement, up front personal attention and pure stoke as you do when attending an auction live and in person! Our next auction is scheduled for July 17 & 18, 2009 at the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.
This web site is set up to facilitate your auction experience. Here, you will find all the pertinent information about the auction. How to get there, schedule of activities, news, terms & conditions and a full listing of the auction items that will be offered. To get a feel for the auction action, take a look at the Photo Gallery and peruse through the previous auction results. This will give you an idea of what goes on, in and around the auction itself.
Surf auctions are a growing trend. Much like the various collector car auctions, such as the famous Barrett-Jackson Auto Auctions, surf auctions have become a barometer of the desire for the culture of surfing. It allows a gathering of the “tribe” and an opportunity to bring together elements of our sport’s history to be displayed all at one time in a unique setting. In the past, we have seen superb events produced by Allan Seymour on the West Coast. Bill Simon, Mike Miggs and a number of enthusiasts have held events on the East Coast. Down Under in Sydney, Mick Mock stages an annual affair, as does the Noosa Surf Festival in Queensland. Recently the interest in the hobby on the web, has seen the emergence of online trading on eBay and the all online U.S.Vintage Surf Auction.
As we gear up for the 2009 version of the Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction, we are currently in the process of gathering items that will be on offer. Should you have a board, surf art, Hawaiiana, or any other surf memorabilia that you feel would complement our next auction, please let us know if you have an item you would like to consider consigning. Boards are our primary focus, with 60% of the main auction items on offer. All boards are either in “all original” condition, such as the wood boards, or they will be subjected to the “3 R’s”. This is repaired, refurbished or totally restored. This way they are ready to be displayed with pride or can be taken out and surfed! Due to the amount of work that goes into prepping each item, we need a two-year window to get everything ready. Thus, the reason for the auction held every other year. Please feel free to contact us directly if you have an item to offer, or if you have a question about an item you own, or if you just want an appraisal for future sale , or if you are just curious as to the value of a surf collectable in your possession. For those who can attend in person, we will once again have our free “Antique Road Show” type of appraisals on Friday the 17th.
Please check back on a regular basis as we will be featuring items that will be on offer and other information about travel to Hawaii, accommodation and events that will take place in and around the auction. Also keep an eye out for the ever popular “Peak of the Week”, which will constantly feature updated items.
Thanks for taking the time to visit and on behalf of the entire event staff, we look forward to having you visit our site frequently as we get closer to the auction itself.
Aloha,
Randy Rarick, Event Producer