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Metz is back! Today he tells us about selling his surf shop to Gerry Lopez to launch the Hobie Cat, venturing into the surf wear biz where the female customer unlocks an empire, and he learns valuable lessons in prudence and how to time an exit. Enjoy!

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Phil Edwards, Dick, and the Duke
Brand new 1954 Ford station wagon. Dick was just out of Army but he had a new Matt Kivlin balsa board and a bottle of Jim Beam.
Santa Barbara Miramar Beach 1952. Dick Metz waxing his Velzy surfboard.
Dick Metz with Phil and Heidi Edwards.
Hobie Alter outside Dick’s first Hobie store in Honolulu.
Dick with the Whitmore’s in South Africa.
Dick Metz greets two dogs in Africa.
Metz with Paul Strauch
Metz at home in Idaho.

CREDITS

Presented by FlorenceMarineX.com/surf

Presented by: Surfrider.org

Presented by: REALWatersports.com

Presented by: VAERWatches.com/surfsplendor

Partner: WaterwaysTravel.com

Sponsor: BetterHelp.com/surf

Host, Producer: David Scales @David_Lee_Scales

Intro Music: Rostam, Wood

Outro Music: Bob Dylan, Visions of Joanna

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