History

Kevin Platt and Bob Mctavish were the shapers, Algy Grud glassed while Russell Hughes sanded and finish coated. John Mantle soon joined us a second finish coater. Orders were coming in thick and fast and some of the best surfers in the country were, riding Cord boards and coming to the Sunshine coast, Kevin Brennan, Nat Young and Peter Drouyn to name but a few and a strong N.Z. contingent headed up by Wayne Parkes. We also had a constant stream of U.S. surfers passing through and they'd all take Cord boards back with them. The U.S. surfers heard about what was happening through Bob Cooper or George Greenough who were both hooked on the place.

As we got busier, my mate Darrell Dell (Rooster) joined us and learnt to shape under Bob Mctavish. Rooster already had 5 years in the business having left school to work at Joe Larkin surfboards where he got an apprentiship in all aspects of surfboard production. From there Rooster went up to Hayden's factory at Alexandra Headlands before joining me at Cord. He's still shaping today and I would say is one of the best shapers not only in Australia, but also in the world. Kevin Platt was also a truly great shaper and just turned out lovely boards for the era.