Jacobs, Hap
Gentlemanly surfboard manufacturer from Hermosa Beach, California; founder of Jacobs Surfboards. "Hap so so low-key you rarely saw him," Steve Pezman wrote. "But he was a consummate craftsman, and Jacobs Surfboards was among the most important manufacturers during Surfing's Golden Age." Jacobs was born (1930) in Los Angeles, the son of a plumber, moved with his family to Hermosa in 1938, and bega...
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Hap Jacobs, Hermosa, 1962Subscribe to view
Hap Jacobs, 1967Subscribe to view
Jacobs Surfboards team, 1968Subscribe to view
Hap Jacobs, Haleiwa, early 1960sSubscribe to view
Hap Jacobs. Photo: LeRoy GrannisSubscribe to view
(L to R) Dale Velzy, Hap Jacobs, Bill Meistrell, Bev Morgan, around 1955Subscribe to view
Hap Jacobs, Hermosa, 1962
Hap Jacobs, 1967
Jacobs Surfboards team, 1968
Hap Jacobs, Haleiwa, early 1960s
Hap Jacobs. Photo: LeRoy Grannis
(L to R) Dale Velzy, Hap Jacobs, Bill Meistrell, Bev Morgan, around 1955