Malcolm Campbell is a legendary shaper/surfer who, together with his brother Duncan, created the first functional three fin surfboard – 10 years before Simon Anderson’s Thruster design. The Campbell Brothers, part of the emerging Shortboard Revolution ignited by the Australians, conspired together in their father’s garage on a futuristic, hydrodynamic system they coined the “Bonzer.” This design would give greater speed and control on a wave than a single or twin finned surfboard. Today, Malcolm believes that the performance potential of the Bonzer has yet to be realized. We spoke with Malcolm to learn more. [click to continue]
Marc Andreini is an accomplished surfboard builder and master craftsman. In this Shaper Spotlight, we learn more about Marc’s influences in both his surfing and board design from George Greenough to Phil Edwards, and discover what over 45 years of shaping experience can bring to his customer and the next generation of shapers. [click to continue]
Guy Okazaki’s long shaping career feels as if it has literally come full circle. The first boards he made in the mid-1960s in Venice were longboard outlines, scaled down to shorter lengths at the dawn of the transition. Today his most requested models are modern experiments of a similar form — wide-noses, full-templates and pintails. [click to continue]
Mason Dyer is a talented surfer/shaper based in San Diego and is the brand manager of Captain Fin. Originally from Delaware, Mason’s interest in WWII memorabilia and hot rods gives his work a unique aesthetic. We spoke with Mason to learn more. [click to continue]
Kevin Cunningham is the owner/shaper of Spirare Surfboards, located in the Northeast part of the country. Kevin creates boards that are made with a conscientious approach to both the surfboard as a functional device and to sustainable design, and he describes his work as functional art. We spoke to Kevin to learn more. [click to continue]
Josh Oldenburg is a talented San Diego surfer/shaper. His skill and talent lies in producing exceptional surfboards of uncompromising quality from traditional longboards to progressive shortboards. We spoke with Josh to learn more. [click to continue]
Thomas Bexon is a talented surfer/shaper out of Australia that shapes under his own Thomas Surfboards label. You may have seen the boards he’s shaped for Deus at the Temple of Enthusiasm in Bali. Thomas’ boards and surfing exude great style. We spoke with him to learn more.
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Terry Martin: Of the Light by Cher Pendarvis. “This is a medium format film photograph taken with my old Hasselblad, and there is no Photoshop used, it is strictly traditional film. I was very honored, this was the only photograph that they put in the Live auction at the Terry Martin
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