Santa Barbara Surfing Museum
(Redirected from Jim O'Mahoney)
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| Established | 1992 |
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| Dissolved | 2017 |
| Location | 16 1/2 Helena Avenue: #C, Santa Barbara, California |
| Coordinates | 34°24′48″N 119°41′20″W / 34.413397°N 119.688971°W |
| Type | Sports museum |
| Website | http://www.sbsurfingmuseum.com/[dead link] |
Santa Barbara Surfing Museum was a museum to the sport of surfing at 16 1/2 Herlena Avenue in Santa Barbara, California. It was established by Jim O'Mahoney and opened in 1992. The museum's collection included 50 surfboards including redwood and balsa boards designed by board builders including Reynolds Yater, as well as a collection of ukuleles.[1][full citation needed]
In 2017, O'Mahoney announced that the museum was closing.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Surfin' U.S.A. by Rory Evans Martha Stewart magazine page 78
- ^ Welsh, Nick (23 February 2017). "Santa Barbara Surfing Museum Is Closing". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 17 September 2021.