Coolite at Wanda 1970

The “Firestone” GT Coolite Senior Board was the natural progression to fibreglass boards for a kid in the seventies. The cooite board was 5’8″  long, with two keel like ridges underneath instead of a fin. You can see where my toe nails dug into the back of the board when knee paddling. Because they were more than 18 inches wide, we  preferred to knee paddle the boards to avoid getting board rash under the arms.