Remembering Herb O'Brien

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A sad day in the waterski world!


The watersports industry lost an icon of the highest magnitude on October 21, 2012 when waterski and wakeboard legendary designer Herb O?Brien died near his home at Radar Lake in Washington.


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[WD40.1]

Re: Remembering Herb O'Brien

Nuts.
I hadn't heard about this till now.
Godspeed Herb.
And, thanks for my favorite ski of all time!

 

[electricjohn]

Re: Remembering Herb O'Brien

Still use my Mach 1 from the early 70s, but could use a longer one now a days.

 

[skibrain]

Re: Remembering Herb O'Brien

Hats off to Herb O'Brien, also THE MAN behind H.O. and Radar skis. (And thumbs up to the Mach 1 - the first ever REAL slalom ski I got to try 38 years ago)

 

[bstone81]

Re: Remembering Herb O'Brien

I grew up on an O'Brien. My favorite ski, that I still use to this day (59 years old) is the O'Brien Z cut.

My O'Brien when in my teens, at Lake Powell

 

[Fleetwin]

Re: Remembering Herb O'Brien

I still have a late 70's O'Brien ski.

I wouldn't dream of getting on it. Too fat and old.

However, my adult boys have both used it.

 

[bstone81]

Re: Remembering Herb O'Brien

I grew up on an O'Brien. My favorite ski, that I still use to this day (59 years old) is the O'Brien Z cut.

My O'Brien when in my teens, at Lake Powell
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However, my very first slalom ski was a wood "cut-n-jump".

 

[Augoose]

Re: Remembering Herb O'Brien

Rip