Santa Barbara Surfing Museum Explained

Santa Barbara Surfing Museum
Established:1992
Dissolved:2017
Coordinates:34.4134°N -119.689°W
Type:Sports museum
Website:http://www.sbsurfingmuseum.com/

Santa Barbara Surfing Museum was a museum to the sport of surfing at 16 1/2 Herlena Avenue in Santa Barbara, California. It was established by Jim O'Mahoney and opened in 1992. The museum's collection included 50 surfboards including redwood and balsa boards designed by board builders including Reynolds Yater, as well as a collection of ukuleles.[1]

In 2017, O'Mahoney announced that the museum was closing.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Surfin' U.S.A. by Rory Evans Martha Stewart magazine page 78
  2. News: Welsh . Nick . Santa Barbara Surfing Museum Is Closing . 17 September 2021 . The Santa Barbara Independent . 23 February 2017.