Harbour had fans around the world and a cult-like following among surfboard enthusiasts, some who gathered over the years at Harbour Surf Days to ride waves at Bolsa Chica State Beach and sharing stories about his boards, both historic and new designs.īefore health issues started taking a toll, Harbour would show up with his camera, a surf celeb sitting in his beach chair on the sand, taking photos of people enjoying his creations. “He was more than a surfboard shaper, he gave back to everyone,” Harbour-Hennessy said. “Everyone looked up to him and loved him for that.”įriend Eric Lewis knew Harbour from outside of the surf world, calling Harbour a self-made engineer who decided to make surfboards for his career. Remember The Endless Summer? Statue of filmmaker Bruce Brown joins other surf icons in Dana Point.River surfing catching on with the help of wave legends like Gerry Lopez.Surf icon Phil Edwards, who brought style to the forefront of the sport, is honored with a statue in Dana Point.South Bay surfing icon, big-wave charger Greg Noll dies at age 84.“He always took me under his wing when we had projects to do, we learned things from each other,” Lewis said. “He always wanted to make a better surfboard.” “He constantly sought to innovate,” Howson said. Plans for a paddle-out celebration of life are pending. Harbour is survived by wife Helen Harbour, daughters Melissa Harbour-Hennessy and Carrie Harbour-Nolan, son Paul Lawler and five grandchildren.KACO USA, a maker of high-precision sealing solutions for the automotive industry, plans to expand its production facility in Lincolnton, North Carolina, creating 100 new jobs and investing $8.4 million there over the next three years. KACO USA, which currently employs 101 people at its Lincoln County plant, is a unit of German KACO GmgH + Co., which became part of the Zhongding Group in 2014. The China-based group operates nine facilities in North America. “The partnership with North Carolina and Lincoln County allows KACO to expand operations locally, as well as open the door for future expansion of the ZD Group in the state,” said Marcio Lima, company president and CEO.
KACO will add production, accounting and management personnel at its Lincolnton facility. Salaries will vary by position, but will average $34,580 per year. Lincoln County’s overall annual wages average $34,524. KACO USA’s expansion in North Carolina was made possible in part by a performance-based grant of up to $100,000 from the One North Carolina Fund.
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