Sunset surfboards?

Good score! Sunset was out of Encintas, CA from 68-present day. The board you have there was shaped by Mike Willis who made boards for Sunset from 76' to 78'. The shape is a stinger and a classic example of the late 70's shortboard.

 

Mgarbutt is right on, Sunset Surfboards out of Encinitas was a very well-respected label in San Diego for many years. As well, Mike Willis was (and I believe still is) an excellent shaper who, with his brother Milt, split from Sunset in the early 80's to start their own label with Nucleus Surfboards. Nucleus was considered a very progressive label and was a very popular board with the up-ad-coming surfers in North San Diego County.

Milt was convicted of Vehicular Manslaughter a few years ago, but I think he's out of the can now. I believe both are in Hawaii and run some sort of surf school and are still shaping out there.

The Sunset label is still being used off and on by a few respected shapers, and you can view some of their boards at Surfy Surfy in Leucadia. http://www.surfysurfy.net/

PS----I'd hold on to it, it'll probably be worth something in a few years. Not Skip Frye value, but definitely worth more than $5. Good score!!!!

 

I worked there in 1970. Ed Wright was the owner/shaper; Dave Dvorak glassed, glossed and made 'em beautiful (best glasser around at the time) and I did the hot coating/rubbing out. I'd give you $10 for the board right now! I rode my 5'8" Sunset this morning--we built it in '70 and it still goes. No delaminations, no dents...

 

Wow, that looks like my first surfboard!

 

I've got a 7'3" Single fin Sunset that I inherited from an uncle, but it was shaped by Bill Shrosbree. The thing is a tank and I would't give it up for anything.

 

Shrosbree built some great keel fin fishes back in the 70's...well respected in the area.