bonzer
Surfboard design introduced in 1972 by Malcolm and Duncan Campbell of Oxnard, California. The bonzer was one of the first boards to use three fins: a pair of toed-in, keel-like side fins, located in front of a standard center fin. The board also had two parallel concaves down the bottom rear half of the board. The bonzer (period Australian slang for "bitchin'") was a hot surf media topic in 1973 ...
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Bing Surfboards version of the bonzer, mid-1970s.Subscribe to view
Bonzer rider Russ Short, Ventura, mid-1970s. Photo: Craig FinemanSubscribe to view
Bonzer rider Terry Richardson, Rocky Point, 1977. Photo: Bernie BakerSubscribe to view
Campbell brothers, 1973. Photo: Drew KampionSubscribe to view
Bonzer blueprint, 1972Subscribe to view
Bonzer rider Taylor KnoxSubscribe to view
Bing Surfboards version of the bonzer, mid-1970s.
Bonzer rider Russ Short, Ventura, mid-1970s. Photo: Craig Fineman
Bonzer rider Terry Richardson, Rocky Point, 1977. Photo: Bernie Baker
Campbell brothers, 1973. Photo: Drew Kampion
Bonzer blueprint, 1972
Bonzer rider Taylor Knox