The Okanui Origin

It all began in Australia back in 1956.

A visiting American swim team demonstrated some
new surfboards at Avalon, Manly and Torquay.

The boards were called Malibu’s or Okanui’s.

It then followed that early Australian surfboard
manufacturers started making similar shape boards.

And along with the new boards came new surf wear.

Various long boardshorts were then developed
to help avoid the chaffing on the inside of the legs
caused by sitting on the waxed surfboards.

These long boardshorts then became
known as Okanui’s…