| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Website | www |
| Surfing career | |
| Sport | Surfing |
| Surfing specifications | |
| Stance | Goofy1 |
Robert August (born 1945) is an American surfer and surfboard shaper. He is best known as one of the subjects of Bruce Brown's 1966 surf documentary The Endless Summer, along with his friend Mike Hynson.
August was raised in Seal Beach, California.2 His father, Blackie August, was an early surfer who began teaching him the sport at age 6.3 He attended Huntington Beach High School where he was ASB President his senior year.3
He enrolled in the dentistry program at California State Long Beach, but dropped out before earning a degree.3
In 1994, August was involved in the filming of The Endless Summer II, in which surfers Pat O'Connell and Robert "Wingnut" Weaver retrace the places visited by August and Hynson 30 years earlier. He also took part in the film Step into Liquid.
As of 2023, August had retired from surfing and is living in Southern California.4
References
References
- Carroll, Corky (February 11, 2012). "Three of best 'goofy footers' made '60s fun". The Orange County Register. p. Local 1.
- "August History". Robert August Surfboards. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
- Connelly, Laylan (October 25, 2013). "For Robert August, 'Endless Summer' lives on 50 years later". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- "Robert August Surf Company, 21522 Newand Street, Huntington Beach CA 92646". Robert August Surf Company. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- Dixon, Drew (September 16, 2006). "Surf legend displays his timeless grace". The Florida Times-Union. Accessed October 3, 2006.