Ron Stoner’s photo of Joyce Hoffman at the 1966 World Contest in San Diego, California, from Surfer May 1967
The ‘nose ride’ came under a bit of flak during the 1966 board riding champs at San Diego as an obsolete bit of fluff, which stirred up the Californians no end. Here’s the womens winner Joyce Hoffman from Capistrano, California, in a hip pair of boardies, unfluffing the nose ride with a pretty soulful hang.