Description
“Dale Velzy is Hawk” is a book based on the history and career of the legendary Dale Velzy , an iconic figure in surf culture.
This large format of 256 pages of very high quality, with more than 250 photos illustrating the life and career of this legendary shaper , was written by Paul Holmes, former editor of Surfer Magazine. His research included hundreds of hours of interviews with Hawk himself and dozens with his friends, associates, collaborators and contemporaries. This book is much more than the extraordinary and colorful story of Velzy , it is also that of the development of the surf lifestyle and the entire industry that stems from it.
What the critics say :
""Dale Velzy is Hawk" is a gem in surf literature: in-depth and very precise investigations, fine writing and a splendid presentation. Velzy made an immense contribution to shaping and defined surf culture more than anyone else. Author Paul Holmes is one of the most respected surf journalists, and in Velzy he finds here the most salutary and entertaining of iconic figures.
- Matt Warshaw, author of "The Encyclopedia of Surfing" and "The History of Surfing".
"Holmes speaks in this beautiful book about the craft of surfing with incredible passion and discernment. With Velzy, he has also found a subject through which the entire social history of modern surfing can be deciphered and he has not missed the opportunity to explore it in great detail."
– Pacific Longboarder Magazine .
“This magnificent large format book traces the entire story, from his birth to his death, of the father figure of surfing through an immense photo and text portrait.”
-The Surfers Journal .
"This superb book by Holmes is a must-have in surf journalism. Thanks to his meticulous and brilliantly illustrated research, it is fast becoming a true collector's item. If you're looking to decipher the history of surfing, you need to understand California and Dale Velzy. Velzy is California personified."
-The Surfer's Path .
- Book written in English by Paul Holmes .
- 192 pages.
- Hardcover.
- Dimensions : 24cm x 28cm.
This large format of 256 pages of very high quality, with more than 250 photos illustrating the life and career of this legendary shaper , was written by Paul Holmes, former editor of Surfer Magazine. His research included hundreds of hours of interviews with Hawk himself and dozens with his friends, associates, collaborators and contemporaries. This book is much more than the extraordinary and colorful story of Velzy , it is also that of the development of the surf lifestyle and the entire industry that stems from it.
What the critics say :
""Dale Velzy is Hawk" is a gem in surf literature: in-depth and very precise investigations, fine writing and a splendid presentation. Velzy made an immense contribution to shaping and defined surf culture more than anyone else. Author Paul Holmes is one of the most respected surf journalists, and in Velzy he finds here the most salutary and entertaining of iconic figures.
- Matt Warshaw, author of "The Encyclopedia of Surfing" and "The History of Surfing".
"Holmes speaks in this beautiful book about the craft of surfing with incredible passion and discernment. With Velzy, he has also found a subject through which the entire social history of modern surfing can be deciphered and he has not missed the opportunity to explore it in great detail."
– Pacific Longboarder Magazine .
“This magnificent large format book traces the entire story, from his birth to his death, of the father figure of surfing through an immense photo and text portrait.”
-The Surfers Journal .
"This superb book by Holmes is a must-have in surf journalism. Thanks to his meticulous and brilliantly illustrated research, it is fast becoming a true collector's item. If you're looking to decipher the history of surfing, you need to understand California and Dale Velzy. Velzy is California personified."
-The Surfer's Path .