1975
As a kid I liked to make my own toys, so when I started surfing. board-building was a natural continuation.
Shaping and glassing in my parents' garage in Santa Barbara, by Jr. High I was making boards for myself and for friends.
In the early 1980's I was hired by Al Merrick to help with the growing backlog of orders at Channel Islands Surfboards.
Al taught me everything he knew, and I soon moved into doing primarily custom shapes.
I worked at CI for over 20 years, and gained a tremendous amount of experience building boards for the world's best surfers.
I always maintained my own label as a more creative and personal avenue, designing and building strictly one-off, hand-shaped custom boards. I work with each person to determine the board best suited to their style and conditions.
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