Vintage 1980s SurfMore Surf Leash - New

Description

Vintage 1980's Surfmore surf leash - still in original packaging
Robert August ankle strap
Piece of surfing history!
Surf More was the first company to offer a leash that stood out and away from the ankle.   Like most who used leashes back in the early days, Bob Nealy also was aware that they were easy to step on and in some cases get tangled up in.  At some point in the later 70's Bob figured that if the cord was held out away from the ankle rather than dangling right off of the strap, the likeliness of a tangle up would be greatly reduced.  So he set off to do something about it.  He had a custom molded part made (the first of many dozens of different molds) that would allow a inner-core vinyl tubed leash to protrude 3 or 4 inches away.  This evolved into the first XM leash which had a molded urethane strap and stem that worked on the new urethane cords which were becoming the industry norm by the early 80's.  This feature is now standard on almost every leash made today.   And once again, SURF MORE lead the way.