I first heard mention of Rincon in 1964 the same way most of the world likely did, when the Beach Boys exclaimed “…at Rincon, they’re walkin’ the nose,” as Surfin' Safari riffed from the tinny speaker of a Zenith transistor radio hidden beneath my pillow.  Wherever this Rincon was, and whatever it was they were doing there, it sounded pretty darn cool to a six-year-old in central Ohio.

Turns out that Rincon has long been considered America’s gold-standard pointbreak.  Located on the border between Ventura and Santa Monica, about 75 miles north of Malibu, its elegant, right breaking point wave has hosted a pantheon of surfing legends since it was first ridden in 1938.   That lineup includes original big wave board designer, Joe Quigg, of the late ‘40s, and the builder that started the shortboard revolution of the late ‘60’s, George Greenough, aka “the barefoot genius,” then a resident of nearby Montecito.

With the “Rincon,” Surf Ohio's Longboard Legends Collection pays homage to this classic break known as “the Queen of the Coast,” and those early watermen that her made famous, and vice-versa.  The Surf Ohio “Rincon” is a limited-edition of 100 hand-crafted 23” surfboards, each numbered and signed by Ron Kaplan and arriving ready-to-hang in your tiki bar, beach house, office, or wherever you hang ten.  Only $45 per board.    Buy any two boards for $80 (savings of $10), or all three styles with matching edition numbers for only $110 (savings of $25).  Priority Mail shipping is $12 for one board, or $16 for two-three boards.