Byrne, Phil
Accomplished and persevering surfboard shaper from Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; cofounder of Byrne Surfboards, best known as the primary boardmaker for two-time world champion Tom Carroll. Byrne was born (1952) and raised in Wollongong, began surfing at age 12 and shaping surfboards five years later. He continued making boards while earning a BA in Commerce from the University of New S...
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Phil Byrne, around 1972Subscribe to view
Phil Byrne, around 1978Subscribe to view
Byrne, right, with Ian Cairns and Rick Rasmussen, 1975Subscribe to view
Tom Carroll on a Phil Byrne tri-fin, 1981Subscribe to view
Surfboard shaped by Phil Byrne, around 1979Subscribe to view
Phil Byrne (right) and Peter Townend, 1977Subscribe to view
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Phil Byrne, around 1972
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Phil Byrne, around 1978
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Byrne, right, with Ian Cairns and Rick Rasmussen, 1975
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Tom Carroll on a Phil Byrne tri-fin, 1981
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Surfboard shaped by Phil Byrne, around 1979
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Phil Byrne (right) and Peter Townend, 1977