Object Details
- Ballard, Rochelle
- Bob Haakenson, Inc.
- Description (Brief)
- Rochelle Ballard (b.1971) moved to Hawaii when she was six months old and began surfing at 12. By 17 she had placed fourth in World Contests and turned pro in 1991. During the 1990s between surfing contests she began appearing in surf movies with her cinematographer husband Bill Ballard, and earned her reputation as one of the best woman’s tube riders in the world. In 2007 she placed 1st in the X-Games in Puerto Escondido, Mexico and used this Channel Islands surfboard during the 2008 season on the Pro Women’s Surfing circuit. Still surfing in 2012, she placed first in the Women’s Division ISA World Masters Surfing Championship. Rochelle is known as a pioneer to the advancement of women’s surfing and continues to represent women surfers as a veteran of the Association of Surfing Professional’s (ASP) World Championship Tour.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Rochelle Ballard
- ca 2008
- ID Number
- 2009.0132.01
- accession number
- 2009.0132
- catalog number
- 2009.0132.01
- Object Name
- surfboard
- Physical Description
- fiberglass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 91 1/2 in x 18 in x 5 1/2 in; 232.41 cm x 45.72 cm x 13.97 cm
- place made
- United States: Hawaii
- associated place
- United States: Hawaii, Oahu
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
- National Museum of American History
- web subject
- Women
- Sports
- name of sport
- Surfing
- level of sport
- Professional
- related event
- O'Neill World Cup of Surfing
- Record ID
- nmah_1350864
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-8b37-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
