surfnewsnetwork.com - R.I.P. Mike Hynson 1942-2025
“Mike Hynson was the second-most polarizing 1960s surfer, behind Miki Dora,” claims Matt Warshaw. “He was also a gifted, innovative board designer and an immaculate craftsman. And the style sense! Off the charts. Hynson was the best-dressed surfer of the 1960s, hands down. Ray-Ban beach-casual perfection during the Endless Summer years; paisley-and-fur pimp-stoner flights of fancy by the end of the decade. His challengers never made it higher than the tops of Hynson’s calfskin-suede ankle boots.”