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Tom Morey

January 01, 1970

This article is about the surfer. For the Australian politician, see Tom Morey (politician).

Tom Hugh Morey (15 August 1935 – 14 October 2021), also known by the moniker Y, was a musician, engineer, surfboard shaper, and surfer responsible for several technological innovations that have heavily influenced modern developments in surfing equipment design.

Biography edit

Morey was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1935. By 1944, he was living in Laguna Beach, California, and was avidly developing his talent for drumming. He became a professional musician in the 1950s. He was an avid performer of jazz.[1] While surfing as a hobby he attended the University of Southern California and graduated with a B.A. in mathematics in 1957. He married Jolly Givens in 1958 and worked for Douglas Aircraft, as a process engineer in composites. After Douglas, he worked a series of jobs involving composite materials and processes, which he applied to his surf-related inventions. He left the corporate world for good in 1964, moved to Ventura and started a series of companies that served the surfing market. Morey also sponsored surfing competitions such as The Tom Morey Invitational. Morey's marriage produced two daughters, Michelle (deceased) and Melinda (artist and surfer) before ending in divorce in the late 1960s.

Morey was an adherent of the Baháʼí Faith from 1970 after he came across a 'unity feast' at a Kauai beach, where "whites, blacks and Hawaiians, mixed cordially". "After a couple of months of attending informal meetings on Baháʼí teachings - I realized this was something very important not to toy with; rather to become immersed in."[2] "I withdrew immediately from alcohol, drugs and sexual promiscuity." Morey attributed inspiration for invention of the Boogie board (on 7 July 1971) to a particular Baha'i prayer he kept coming across which included the passage "confer upon me thoughts which may change this world into a rose garden."[3][4] He founded the company Morey Boogie shortly thereafter. Morey later married Marchia Nichols, now Marchia Morey, known as the "mother of bodyboarding", who bore them four sons: Sol, Moon, Sky, and Matteson.

Morey sold Morey Boogie in 1977 and lived in Hawaii for a decade, working as a consultant by day, jazz musician by night. By 1977, he was producing 80,000 bodyboards per year.[5] In 1985, the Moreys moved to Bainbridge Island, Washington, where Morey worked as an engineer for the Boeing Corporation. In 1992 he returned to southern California where he reentered the surf scene, consulting on the Wham-O Boogie®Board[6] and with the new company Morey Bodyboards.[7] Morey ended consulting in January 1999 founding his own company again - TomMorey.com - and changed his name to Y.[3][8]

From 1999 to 2007, Morey focused on developing new, soft-surfboard technology. He handmade these boards in a small workshop in Carlsbad, California. His most famous of these was the Swizzle, a parabolic-shaped longboard design. Morey marketed and sold the boards under the name Surfboards by Y.

In late-2007, Morey joined forces with Catch Surf of San Clemente, California, to bring his new technology to the masses. His revolutionary new surfboard technology fused the safety and durability of soft surfboards with the performance of a hard surfboard.

Morey died on 14 October 2021 at the age of 86.[9]

Musician edit

Morey honed his talent as a drummer and ukulele player from his early youth, working professionally by the age of 12. Subsequently he performed professionally with musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Stu Williamson, Bud Shank and Conte Candoli. He was an original member of the 'Sons of the Beach' ukulele 1948, then, over the years founded several other bands: 'Four Eyed Five' in 1950, the 'Tom Morey Quartet' in 1954, and URANIUM in 1969. He joined 'Brotherhood' at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel in 1983, and played at Salt Creek Grill in Dana Point, California with his most recent ensemble, Laguna Jazz Quartet. He also played in with Dene Davidson's Cool Jazz quintet, with Keith Bishop on saxophone, Joey Carano on guitar, Davidson on electric bass, Leonard Thompson on keyboards, and Morey on drums.

Surfing edit

In 1946, at the age of 11, Morey came in second in the Green Valley Lake Paddle board Championships. He began board surfing in 1952. In April 1955 he wake-surfed (no towrope) behind an ocean-going yacht.

From 1955 to 1963, Morey was a sponsored surfer for Dave Godart Surfboards, then Dave Sweet, Con, Velzy Jacobs, and finally Dewey Weber. In 1964 he began setting up businesses providing surf boards and inventing technologies for surf boards:

  • 1954 - created the first "concave nose pocket"
  • 1955 - invented something he called the "Wing Tip," a Coaund Lift nose.
  • 1964 - created the first polypropylene fin and first commercial interchangeable fin system.
  • 1965 - used resin-impregnated corrigated cardboard to make a "paper surfboard" for which there was a television commercial[10] and an August 1966, full color, two page advertisement in Reader's Digest.[11]
  • 1965 - created the Tom Morey Invitational Nose Riding Championships, first professional surfing contest held at Ventura Point.[12]
  • 1971 - invented the bodyboard, called in those days a Boogie Board after Morey's love of music.
  • 1974–1976 - engineered the essence of today's "soft board" manufacturing technology.[13]

Morey left commercial surfboarding interests in the late 1970s and returned to them in the 1990s.

References edit

  1. ^ "Tom Morey, inventor of boogie board, dies at 86". Hawaii News Now. Honolulu, Hawaii. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Sultan of surf, baron of boogie (Apr 06) 2008-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2005-12-18.
  4. ^ "Bahá'í Prayers | Bahá'í Reference Library". Bahai.org. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  6. ^ "Wham-O Boogie®Board". Wham-o.com.
  7. ^ "Morey Bodyboards". Moreybodyboards.com.
  8. ^ . 2 August 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-08-02. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Who is Marchia Morey? Tom Morey's Wife; Age, Children, Bodyboarding Mother, Husband's Death". Globintel.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  10. ^ "1966 Paper Surfboard tv Commercial (Tom Morey)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Paper Surfboard - Tom Morey tells the story of how the paper surfboard began". Legendarysurfers.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  12. ^ "The Tom Morey Invitational, July 4, 1965, Ventura Point". Legendarysurfers.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Stoking the masses". Los Angeles Times. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

External links edit

  • Tom Morey's Surfboards by Y and Catch Surf
  • TomMorey.com
  • Tom Morey at IMDb
  • Tom Morey bio on surfline.com
  • Comments of Mike Doyle 1
  • HI Surf Advisory Tom Morey
  • Industry News The Birth Of The Bodyboard Industry: The Tom Morey Story
  • Vagabond.com Response to the "What is killing Bodyboarding?" series by Tom Morey
  • A Malibu Surf Dog Barks
  • LATimes.com Stoking the masses Once upon a time, folks rode waves on surfboards or air mattresses. Then Tom Morey put an iron to a hunk of foam.
  • Tom Morey = The Mad Scientist of Wave Riding

January 01, 1970
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This article is about the surfer For the Australian politician see Tom Morey politician Tom Hugh Morey 15 August 1935 14 October 2021 also known by the moniker Y was a musician engineer surfboard shaper and surfer responsible for several technological innovations that have heavily influenced modern developments in surfing equipment design Contents 1 Biography 2 Musician 3 Surfing 4 References 5 External linksBiography editMorey was born in Detroit Michigan in 1935 By 1944 he was living in Laguna Beach California and was avidly developing his talent for drumming He became a professional musician in the 1950s He was an avid performer of jazz 1 While surfing as a hobby he attended the University of Southern California and graduated with a B A in mathematics in 1957 He married Jolly Givens in 1958 and worked for Douglas Aircraft as a process engineer in composites After Douglas he worked a series of jobs involving composite materials and processes which he applied to his surf related inventions He left the corporate world for good in 1964 moved to Ventura and started a series of companies that served the surfing market Morey also sponsored surfing competitions such as The Tom Morey Invitational Morey s marriage produced two daughters Michelle deceased and Melinda artist and surfer before ending in divorce in the late 1960s Morey was an adherent of the Bahaʼi Faith from 1970 after he came across a unity feast at a Kauai beach where whites blacks and Hawaiians mixed cordially After a couple of months of attending informal meetings on Bahaʼi teachings I realized this was something very important not to toy with rather to become immersed in 2 I withdrew immediately from alcohol drugs and sexual promiscuity Morey attributed inspiration for invention of the Boogie board on 7 July 1971 to a particular Baha i prayer he kept coming across which included the passage confer upon me thoughts which may change this world into a rose garden 3 4 He founded the company Morey Boogie shortly thereafter Morey later married Marchia Nichols now Marchia Morey known as the mother of bodyboarding who bore them four sons Sol Moon Sky and Matteson Morey sold Morey Boogie in 1977 and lived in Hawaii for a decade working as a consultant by day jazz musician by night By 1977 he was producing 80 000 bodyboards per year 5 In 1985 the Moreys moved to Bainbridge Island Washington where Morey worked as an engineer for the Boeing Corporation In 1992 he returned to southern California where he reentered the surf scene consulting on the Wham O Boogie Board 6 and with the new company Morey Bodyboards 7 Morey ended consulting in January 1999 founding his own company again TomMorey com and changed his name to Y 3 8 From 1999 to 2007 Morey focused on developing new soft surfboard technology He handmade these boards in a small workshop in Carlsbad California His most famous of these was the Swizzle a parabolic shaped longboard design Morey marketed and sold the boards under the name Surfboards by Y In late 2007 Morey joined forces with Catch Surf of San Clemente California to bring his new technology to the masses His revolutionary new surfboard technology fused the safety and durability of soft surfboards with the performance of a hard surfboard Morey died on 14 October 2021 at the age of 86 9 Musician editMorey honed his talent as a drummer and ukulele player from his early youth working professionally by the age of 12 Subsequently he performed professionally with musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie Stu Williamson Bud Shank and Conte Candoli He was an original member of the Sons of the Beach ukulele 1948 then over the years founded several other bands Four Eyed Five in 1950 the Tom Morey Quartet in 1954 and URANIUM in 1969 He joined Brotherhood at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel in 1983 and played at Salt Creek Grill in Dana Point California with his most recent ensemble Laguna Jazz Quartet He also played in with Dene Davidson s Cool Jazz quintet with Keith Bishop on saxophone Joey Carano on guitar Davidson on electric bass Leonard Thompson on keyboards and Morey on drums Surfing editIn 1946 at the age of 11 Morey came in second in the Green Valley Lake Paddle board Championships He began board surfing in 1952 In April 1955 he wake surfed no towrope behind an ocean going yacht From 1955 to 1963 Morey was a sponsored surfer for Dave Godart Surfboards then Dave Sweet Con Velzy Jacobs and finally Dewey Weber In 1964 he began setting up businesses providing surf boards and inventing technologies for surf boards 1954 created the first concave nose pocket 1955 invented something he called the Wing Tip a Coaund Lift nose 1964 created the first polypropylene fin and first commercial interchangeable fin system 1965 used resin impregnated corrigated cardboard to make a paper surfboard for which there was a television commercial 10 and an August 1966 full color two page advertisement in Reader s Digest 11 1965 created the Tom Morey Invitational Nose Riding Championships first professional surfing contest held at Ventura Point 12 1971 invented the bodyboard called in those days a Boogie Board after Morey s love of music 1974 1976 engineered the essence of today s soft board manufacturing technology 13 Morey left commercial surfboarding interests in the late 1970s and returned to them in the 1990s References edit Tom Morey inventor of boogie board dies at 86 Hawaii News Now Honolulu Hawaii October 15 2021 Retrieved October 16 2021 Sultan of surf baron of boogie Apr 06 Archived 2008 02 14 at the Wayback Machine a b Surfline Tom Morey aka y August 15 1935 Archived from the original on 2006 11 12 Retrieved 2005 12 18 Baha i Prayers Baha i Reference Library Bahai org Retrieved 19 October 2021 Brand Introduced of Morey Boogie Wham O s heritage and over 70 products including Frisbee Disc Slip N Slide Hula Hoop Hacky Sack Morey Boogie boards BZ and more Archived from the original on 2015 05 20 Retrieved 2015 05 23 Wham O Boogie Board Wham o com Morey Bodyboards Moreybodyboards com YBOARDS SWIZZLE New ding resistant surfboard by Y formerly Tom Morey 2 August 2001 Archived from the original on 2001 08 02 Retrieved 19 October 2021 Who is Marchia Morey Tom Morey s Wife Age Children Bodyboarding Mother Husband s Death Globintel com Retrieved 19 October 2021 1966 Paper Surfboard tv Commercial Tom Morey YouTube Archived from the original on 2021 12 13 Retrieved 19 October 2021 Paper Surfboard Tom Morey tells the story of how the paper surfboard began Legendarysurfers com Retrieved 19 October 2021 The Tom Morey Invitational July 4 1965 Ventura Point Legendarysurfers com Retrieved 19 October 2021 Stoking the masses Los Angeles Times 3 August 2004 Retrieved 19 October 2021 External links editThis article s use of external links may not follow Wikipedia s policies or guidelines Please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links and converting useful links where appropriate into footnote references October 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