Steve Pen­darvis is a Cal­i­for­nia surfer / shaper who was raised in sub­ur­ban San Diego. An inno­v­a­tive shaper since the late ‘60s, he is well known for his cus­tom Pend­oflex boards. We recently caught up with Steve to talk about his life of surfing.

What was your life like grow­ing up?
My life grow­ing up was in …

Tyler Hatzikian is a Cal­i­for­nia surfer / shaper who was born and raised in the South Bay. Recently fea­tured in the films Sin­glefin: Yel­low and One Cal­i­for­nia Day, Tyler makes beau­ti­ful hand crafted boards in the tra­di­tional way. We caught up with him to talk about surf­ing, shap­ing, and sprint cars.

What was your child­hood like? Well, […]

Gene Cooper is a Cal­i­for­nia surfer / shaper who is best known for his Coop­er­fish surf­board line that are based on his admi­ra­tion for tra­di­tional shapes. His most recent project has been a mod­ern take on the old school girlie cal­en­dar. Gene talks to us about his craft and his inspirations.

What was your life like …

Josh Hall is a surfer/shaper from San Diego, Cal­i­for­nia. His inno­v­a­tive shapes are a direct result of the many hours spent with his men­tor, Skip Frye. His bound­less energy and stoke is evi­dent in the way he lives his life. We caught up with Josh to find out more.

Tell us about grow­ing up in Cal­i­for­nia.
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Paul Gross is one of surfing’s Renais­sance men. Best known for his 4th Gear Flyer surf mats, Gross is also a surf­board designer and shaper, for­mer edi­tor of Surfer Mag­a­zine, and is quoted often in surf­ing pub­li­ca­tions. Paul was gra­cious enough to let us speak with him.

Where did you grow up and what was …

Zeph Car­rigg is a Cal­i­for­nia surf­board shaper and artist known for his inno­v­a­tive resin tints and designs. Raised by “hippy beat­niks,” it wasn’t long before he struck out on his own cre­ative path. Zeph spends a few min­utes to share his life with us.

What was your child­hood like?
I’m the youngest of three children (two …