Join the East Coast Hall of Fame for the induction of the class of 2022 at Surf Expo
When: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Surf Expo (ballroom W304H)
Inductees include:
- Legends: Jeannie Chesser (FL) Bill Hixon (FL), Spyder Wright (MD)
- Women: Kristy Murphy (FL)
- Men: Danny Melhado (FL), Eric Penny (NY), CJ Hobgood (FL)
- Industry: John Parton (FL)
- Media: Matt Walker (NC)
- Culture: Chris Lundy (FL)
- Cecil Lear President’s Award recipient: Kathy Phillips (MD)
To celebrate Duke Kahanamoku’s influence on East Coast Surfing, and in recognition of Duke’s 2018 induction into the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame, New Jersey’s Mike “Miggs” Migliorisi contracted master craftsman Bill Simon to build a replica of Duke’s famous surfboard to donate to the Hall of Fame. This “Alaia” plank is 10 feet long, 23” wide and 3” thick, and is made of a single piece of 100% naturally felled, old growth curly redwood. It is an exact replica of a Duke Kahanamoku surfboard acquired by the Duke Estate.
Pictured from left to right, are Mike “Miggs” Migliorisi, ECSHOF President Gary Germain, and ECSHOF Founding President and current President Emeritus, Cecil Lear.
