Preisendorfer, Rusty
Friendly, full-sized surfboard shaper and surfwear magnate from La Jolla, California; founder of Rusty, one of the sport's largest surfboard and surfwear labels. Preisendorfer was born (1953) in Los Angeles and raised in La Jolla, the son of a Scripps Institute research mathematician father and occupational therapist mother. He began surfing at 13 and shaping boards three years later, setting up a...
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Rusty Preisendorfer, 1974. Photo: Mark KellerSubscribe to view
Rusty Preisendorfer, 1985. Photo: Rick DoyleSubscribe to view
Rusty Preisendorfer, 1984. Photo: Rick DoyleSubscribe to view
Shane Powell on a Preisendorfer-shaped board, 1993. Photo: BoskoSubscribe to view
Mark Occhilupo on a Preisendorder-shaped board, 1987. Photo: Peter SimonsSubscribe to view
Rusty Preisendorfer, 2005. Photo: John DumontSubscribe to view
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Rusty Preisendorfer, 1974. Photo: Mark Keller
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Rusty Preisendorfer, 1985. Photo: Rick Doyle
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Rusty Preisendorfer, 1984. Photo: Rick Doyle
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Shane Powell on a Preisendorfer-shaped board, 1993. Photo: Bosko
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Mark Occhilupo on a Preisendorder-shaped board, 1987. Photo: Peter Simons
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Rusty Preisendorfer, 2005. Photo: John Dumont