Bend Surf’s tagline is Way Up Mauka. In Hawaii you will often hear people give directions based on the mountains and the ocean. If someone says, “It’s Mauka” they mean “towards the mountains.” If they say, “hey bruddah, meet me on the Makai side of the street,” they mean, “meet me on the side of the street closest to the […]
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Dave Chun and I became friends because we both like to build things. Then Stand-Up Paddling came along and we started to build things together. His was the analytical, totally checked-out, engineering approach while my way was…well, all seat-of-the-pants. I mean, either way, it ended up with something being built…then we went and tried it
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The Bend Surf story started with Dave Chun needing a board to surf the river wave at the Bend Whitewater Park. So, he built one. But like most initial efforts the surfboard was less than perfect. So, he built another. And then another. To finance his obsession, Dave started selling his old boards, which led to orders for custom boards, repair work and SUP rentals. Meg and Dave Chun have lived this story
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