Shark Island Design

Posted: June 30, 2012 at 8:40 pm

Surfboard logo for Shark Island Designs shaped by Geoff Solness Circa 80’s

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Clarke Surfboards

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 1:37 pm

Mid 70’s Peter Clarke Surfboards introduced two young shapers in Geoff Solness and Greg Melhuish. Both local surfers went on to make names for themselves in Cronulla for charging those big south swells as well as for their shaping skills.

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Shark Island Surfboards

Posted: March 10, 2012 at 9:13 am

Geoff Solness loved The Island so much he even named his surfboard company and shop after the infamous reef. This shot was taken around ’83. It was a perfect mid size day. Young Occy and Gary Hughes were out and Soulman who was getting some deep pits. Taken from a seq by Chris Stroh

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Geoff Solness

Posted: November 20, 2011 at 11:53 am

The Highlight logo used on Geoffs custom shapes while working at G&S.

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Geoff Solness’79

Posted: June 22, 2011 at 11:26 am

The late Geoff Solness fearless Island charger on a warping beast, shot taken around ’79 by Chris Stroh

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Soulman ’80

Posted: June 19, 2011 at 2:29 pm

June 198o Geoff Solness scores several double page spreads in Surfer Magazine in  an article on Shark Island written by PT. Photo by Daryll Jones

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Shark Island Design Surfboards’82.

Posted: March 16, 2011 at 7:44 pm

The logo for the late Geoff Solness who died in ’86 surfboard brand Shark Island Design. Image courtesy of Rob Treage

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