Oral History of Matt Clancy

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Title

Oral History of Matt Clancy

Alternative Title

Oral History, Clancy

Subject

New Smyrna Beach (Fla.)
Oral history--United States
Surfing--United States
Surfers--United States
Surfboards
Sharks--Florida
Restaurants--Florida

Description

An oral history with Matt Clancy, a surfer and the owner of Clancy's Mexican Cantina. Clancy moved to New Smyrna Beach, Florida, in 1962 when his father, a member of the United States Air Force, relocated to Central Florida. Clancy began teaching himself how to surf at age six. His six older brothers, as well as friends Mike Martin and Tommy Wright, also helped Clancy learn. As a child, Clancy joined the Smyrna Surfari Club, a social organization founded in 1979 in New Smyrna Beach. He was also a member of the Eastern Surfing Association (ESA) and the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) and participated in numerous competitions in Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and California. Other topics discussed in the oral history include memories of Central Florida, surfboards, surfing in difficult weather conditions, sharks and shark attacks, surfing injuries, and Clancy's restaurant.

Abstract

Oral history interview of Matt Clancy. Interview conducted by Erin Wells and Brandon Clark at Daytona State College, New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Campus in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Table Of Contents

0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:05 Central Florida
0:01:40 Young surfer - siblings
0:02:12 Joining Surfari Club
0:03:18 Surfboards and surfing
0:05:00 Other activities
0:05:20 Competitions
0:06:20 Travel with surfing
0:07:07 Surfing conditions
0:07:40 Marine life
0:09:38 Injuries
0:10:52 Beach life
0:12:39 Positives and negatives of surfing
0:14:08 High school on Barracuda Boulevard
0:14:10 Clancy's specials

Creator

Wells, Erin
Clancy, Matt

Source

Clancy, Matt. Interview by Erin Wells and Brandon Clark. Daytona State College, New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Campus. July 25, 2013. Audio/video record available. Daytona State College, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Date Created

2013-07-25

Date Modified

2014-02-11

Contributor

Ayers, Kevin
Panilaitis, Chris
Massey, Rachel
Wells, Erin
Clark, Brandon
LeDoux, Lianne
Gibbs-Log, Madi

Is Part Of

Daytona State College, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Daytona State College Collection, Volusia County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

90.9 MB

Medium

16-minute, 53-second audio/video recording

Language

eng

Type

Moving Image

Coverage

Clancy's Mexican Cantina, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
North Carolina
Galveston, Texas
San Diego, California

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Erin Wells and Matt Clancy and published by the Daytona State College School for Behavior and Social Sciences.

Rights Holder

Copyright to the resource is held by Daytona State College and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Contributing Project

History Skill Building Project 2013, School for Behavior and Social Sciences, Daytona State College

Curator

Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

External Reference

Sweett, Lawrence J. New Smyrna Beach. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2006.
Cumiskey, Kate. Surfing in New Smyrna Beach. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, 2010.
"History." City of New Smyrna Beach, Florida. http://www.cityofnsb.com/198/History.
"About the Club." Smyrna Surfari Club. http://smyrnasurfariclub.com/.

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Wells, Erin
Clark, Brandon

Interviewee

Clancy, Matt

Location

Original Format

1 audio/video recording

Duration

16 minutes and 53 seconds

Bit Rate/Frequency

160kbps

Citation

Wells, Erin and Clancy, Matt, “Oral History of Matt Clancy,” RICHES, accessed December 8, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/3030.

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