I've had an email from Guilhem Rainfray from Guethary who runs Guethary surfboards and is a fellow collector. He's one of the founders of the Vintage Surf Club of France http://vintagesurfclub.blogspot.com . Check out the board collector who lives in the barn house - a perfect pad for a collection. This is his friend's Tiki from 1974, a nice old singlefin with Tiki's shortlived parrot logo. Note the rubber stick on leash plug.
Founder Tim Heyland at the original Braunton Tiki shop, early 70s.
You may remember I showed a Bilbo skateboard a few months ago and said it was the first European made board. Apparently the French got there before us says Guilhem, making Midonn in 63/64 and Kamikaze. The first boards to hit France were probably US Makaha imports with clay wheels in early 60s. The board pictured is his early Midonn.
