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Heres a 7’6 HC+ at 19.5 x 3 @45.1 cl I shaped for CloudBreak for Cormac Brown. Ready just in time for all the upcoming winter surf lining up there now. Resin tint glassing by Otis Schaper @chronichawaii

Here’s @christianfletcherlives at the Surfer’s healing event at Malibu yesterday. It sounded fun, and I wish I had been there to experience it all. photo courtesy of @rustysetser

Here’s a new 8’8 x 19.75 x 3.12 Classic Gun at 54.9 cl I built for Cormac Brown for x-large Tavaru Cloudbreak. It was influenced by a 8’8 Classic Gun I just made for team rider and North Shore lifeguard, @mofreitas_

The Gudaskus family and I go way back. I just made Dane and Tanner new boards when I was on my last California trip shaping in San Clemente.
Dane’s into single fins so we did a 1975 double wing swallow, and Tanner got a 6’10 TC Quad for

I was inducted last Saturday at the Hermosa Beach Surfer’s Walk of Fame. I’ve been honored at a few of these now, but this event was extra special because it was my home town.
I was especially honored to have to have my extended family,

Here’s a 7’8 X19.5 x 2.75 HC+ I built for Rhys Evans for medium sized
Sunset Beach conditions.
The HC+ is a popular model I build for performance surfing and made for solid 8’~10’ surf everywhere.

I’m excited to be headed to California next week where I am honored to be one of the inductees at the 2026 Hermosa Beach Surfer’s Walk of Fame. The ceremony will be held Saturday morning 4/25 at The Hermosa Beach Pier Plaza beginning at 9

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@mofreitas_ has been a team rider of mine since 2012 with his unique SUP designs we perfected together and he is also an excellent big wave rider.
He total rips Avalanche and Himalayas.
Here is an 8’8 x 20 x 3.12 Classic Quad I just made him.

Here’s a 7’4 x 20. x 3. HC+ for Keith Ramsey. I really liked how the colorwork really makes the board pop. My HC+ is my step up model and has been one of my best selling models for over 20 years.

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Here’s one of my long time customers; Glenn Wactel, with his new 8’4 x 20.12 x 3.12 Matador thruster for Sunset Beach. Glenn is an ex north shore lifeguard and solid surfer at Sunset. The Matador is a bit fuller than my Classic model, a

Here is my @foundationtraining coach @coachjsalas with legend Jock Sutherland with his new 9’8 x 21 x 3.5 Sniper Pro Gun for large North Shore surf.

Here’s a 10’0 x 21 x 3.5 @795cl Sniper Pro Gun. The Sniper Pro Gun has my high-performance Classic Gun rocker designed in a slightly fuller outline, mostly in the nose width.
The SPG mainly offers more drive and easier paddling, but yet

Sometimes simplicity has its own beauty with itself. Combine a Jack Reeves quality glass job, with a simple shape as a 6’6 x 19.75” x 3” ‘77 Single, and that’s all that’s needed to “make the trumpet’s p

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I had a great time the last month in California and I’ve been home a week now, and I’m looking back at some of the high points… it was really great to see @mcsurfboards and @mayhemb3_mattbiolos
I have a lot of history over the year

Here’s @tpattersonsurfboards holding a 1992 swallow double wing channel bottom thruster.
What I wanted to share is that @mayhemb3_mattbiolos
painted this board…
I forgot what a great artist he truly is: besides being a great surfboard

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