Henry Ford Named Director of Business Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Henry has been an integral part of surf history and the surf industry for over 50 years. He grew up surfing the South Bay area of California and quickly became a staple in the surf scene as he was a star in many of Bruce Brown’s early surfing movies including “Slippery When Wet,” “Surfing Hollow Days” and “Barefoot Adventure.” His surfing along the North shore of Oahu during those years gained him a reputation as one of the premier “hotdoggers” of the period.
Henry earned a reputation as a man with a gift of gab as he worked the floors of Velzy and Jacobs Surfboards. Henry was heavily involved with surf teams during the glory years with surf stars such as Lance Carson, Ricky Hatch, Johnny Fain and Robert August on the slate. He was also a lifeguard many of those years in the South Bay and Malibu areas. Let's just say he has a serious passion for surfing and the ocean!
Henry moved to San Clemente, more than 20 years ago and spent a long period working in the Stewart Surf Shop. He also became involved in putting on surfing events, including the Rabbit Kekai Invitational in Costa Rica and the Oxbow Longboard Championships. He would eventually move into the apparel section of the surfing business and founded Koko Island in where he designed over 200 patterns with Hoffman Fabrics for such greats as Jimmy Buffett.
Henry is an inductee into the South Bay Surfers Hall of Fame and has been a successful competitor in surfing competitions for longer than anyone can remember.
Henry is one of the true colorful characters in the surfing world and is still in the thick of it on a daily basis. This continued involvement in the surf industry and the relationships he has nurtured has created a great opportunity for International Surf Properties to list some of the finest and most exciting surf centric properties in the world.
