Laguna Beach Magazine March/April 2023 | Page 40

WITH DICK METZ
PART TWO IN A SERIES

Looking back on Laguna Beach

Dick Metz with a Matt Kevlinshaped balsa surfboard in 1954

RIDING

DICK METZ GREW UP DURING SURFING ’ S HEYDAY IN LAGUNA , EXPERIENCING THE SPORT ’ S EVOLUTION FIRSTHAND .
By SHARON STELLO

THE WAVE

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