I made my first board in 2009. It was a d fin pig, it was very crude but I liked it. The next few were pretty bad but I was determined to keep at it. I shaped sporadically for the next few years but in 2012 I decided to go for it and shape full time. I quit my job substitute teaching and shaped as many boards as I could. I would make one, ride it....
I grew up in Westchester, CA. Growing up it was a small blue-collar town right next to LAX but is now growing into more of a desirable living destination for people. I started competing when I was 15 and got to travel from it until I was about 25. At 25 I got a twin fin from Tyler Hatzikian and a couple asymmetricals....
Proud Third generation Santa Barbara Native, the making and building of surf craft has always been part of my life in different ways. My uncle shaped for a lot of years and my neighbor was good buds with Greenough. George was always over at his house, I watched them build a boat in his driveway from start to finish....
I live in San Clemente, but I’m originally from Sarasota, FL. I draw a lot of inspiration from the six-inch high waves I come from. I shaped my first surfboard aided by a VHS tape of John Carper, my love for building surfboards grew exponentially when I was introduced to twin fins from Rick Hammond and....