# Bob Mctavish
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bob mctavish (born 1944) is an Australian surfboard designer. He is often credited with the invention of the V-bottom surfboard and was one of a number of pioneering shapers considered instrumental in the development of shortboard surfing.
== Early life and education ==
Born in Mackay, Queensland in 1944, bob mctavish began surfing at the age of twelve.
094 - Bob McTavish
Bob McTavish, The Boardroom International Surfboard Show's Icon of Foam for 2024 – Gregarious, filled with stories and fun insights. An absolute legend. Greenough was the seed for the shortboard revolution and McTavish the tree that sprung to life from that seed. Australia's Surfing Life magazine s…
093 - Randy Rarick
Randy Rarick is a plethora of information and insight regarding literally everything in surf culture. Enjoy as we discuss Kelly Slater's retirement, surfboard design, George Downing, Bob McTavish Gerry Lopez, and much much more.
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584 - Bob McTavish: Part Three
In today's show Bob McTavish attributes his biggest design epiphanies to the evolution of the surfboard fin, and each of those to a personal relationship that sparked his inspiration. He shares how Dave Rastovich altered his perception on hydrodynamics, reveals the unfathomable generosity of Bill B…
582 - Bob McTavish: Part Two
In today's episode Bob McTavish explains how one of his most iconic designs came to him in a dream and Joey Cabell's influence in it, he shares the inception of the swallowtail, his afternoon spent with Duke Kahanamoku, the epiphany he had at Rincon in 1967, why he renounced competition for a mortg…
581 - Bob McTavish: Part One
In today's episode Bob McTavish shares stories from surfing in an era prior to foam cores and surf wax, charts the path from dropping out of school to surf, to being homeless with only $10 to his name, to stowing away on a ship to Hawaii for the North Shore winter, the jail time that resulted, and …
339 - Spit! January 12, 2024
In today's show Scott reveals Bob McTavish (!) as the Icons of Foam honoree for 2024 and delivers reporting back from Surf Expo, while David draws attention to Operation Moby Dick in Rhode Island, then they wonder where Kelly went, question why Gabe's being so maligned by Stab, and question what in…
Surfboards and surfing in the 60s with Bob McTavish
Bob McTavish pioneered surf culture and changed the way people surfed, makes people happy everyday with his inventions and lives on the east coast of Australia.
i was lucky to sit with him last year to discuss life in the 60s, and his life as a writer, surfboard shaper and family man.
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