Owl Surfboards (1962) Owl Surfboards was one of the more obscure names from the early '60s because distribution was restricted mostly to the Central Coast of California. However, as you will read, a few very noteworthy shapers have produced surfboards for the Owl brand.
In 1962, Jeff White and Brian Bradley opened the first Owl retail shop and manufacturing facility in Summerland, California, a small town just south of Santa Barbara.
Becker, who shaped for Velzy, Jacobs and Rick Surfboards before starting Becker Surfboards in 1980, is said to be one of just two full-time shapers to produce longboards during the entire decade of the '70s.