Last Wave Originals - Surfwear with Soul

I started the Last Wave Originals online surf shop with Wayne Barnes in 2003. We wanted to do this surfwear shop right, so you could feel the surfing lifestyle in it like we do. It took us a while, and we hope you will find the quality, value, service and unique products that we have tried hard to promote at Last Wave Originals.

Growing up in San Luis Obispo, CA, I started surfing in the summer of 1966 when I was barely 13. My brother and I bought our first surfboard for $35, and for the next seven years, we lived for surfing. We surfed every day our parents allowed, and rode our clay-wheeled skateboards and experimented with our own surfboard designs when they made us stay home. We saw every surf movie that came to town and read every word of every Surfer Magazine we could get our hands on.

I dropped out of the surf scene from 1973 until 1985 to go to college, become a Lake Tahoe ski bum, and then get a real job in Sacramento, CA. I missed the beach, so I shed my three-piece suit and moved back to San Luis Obispo. I’ve been surfing ever since.

Ted Rich