Meet Your Central Coast Shapers...
Max McDonald McDonald Surfboards
With over 44 years of shaping experience with brands like Infi nity and Bruce Jones, McDonald is most known for the Bonzer 5-fi n design. He left his home in San Clemente for the long, right-hand point breaks of Santa Barbara and has been here ever since.
Scott McKercher Starboard SUP
McKercher is a former PWA Wave World Champion who grew up surfi ng and wavesailing in Western Australia. He’s been in the board shaping business since 1994. He’s head of wave board development at Starboard. McKercher has contributed design work on some of the most innovative board designs and has help to create a line of over 40
Al Merrick Channel Islands Surfboards
C.I. was built from humble beginnings in 1969. Infl uenced by Dick Brewer, John Price and Bob McTavish. Shaun Tomson, Kim Mearig, Tom Curren, Kelly Slater, Lisa Andersen and Sofi a Mulanovich rode his designs to multiple world titles. “Our mission is to make the best boards using feedback from the best surfers… leading us into the future.”
Matt Moore Matt Moore Surfboards
Moore is a surfboard shaper who grew up in Carpinteria and started surfi ng in 1959. Construction, fl ex, fi ns, fi berglass and foam are all phase’s that have formed the Matt Moore logo. “I started taking custom orders in the late 60’s and have never stopped helping people make their surfi ng dreams come true.”
Wayne Rich Wayne Rich Surfboards
Taking surfboard shaping and design to the highest possible level is something I take very seriously. To take the art and craft of creating real wave-riding foils with specifi c purpose and feel is a life goal. Working to formulate concepts, then develop and apply them to diverse styles of surfers and wave conditions is a great challenge and never ending learning experience.
Shane Stoneman Shane Stoneman Surfboards
Shane grew up on competitive surfi ng and made his fi rst board at 14. Nowadays, he surfs when its decent, shapes in a converted barn in Cayucos, has a fairly useless English degree from Cal Poly, and plays in his garden with his two daughters. After shaping every day for a dozen years he still absolutely loves making surfboards for folks that like to have fun in the ocean.
Matt Sparks M.d.s. Surfboards
Matt Sparks is a lifelong surfer with over a decade of surfboard shaping experience under his belt. Matt has put in his time, gaining experience from custom orders as well as shaping for respected local companies. Whether it’s a high performance thruster, noserider, SUP, or anything in between, Mds Surfboards will take care of you.
Gregg Tally White Owl Surfboards
Gregg Tally has been shaping the “old fashioned” way for 44 years. He hand shapes, glasses and builds his own fi ns. “I do all boards in house, start to fi nish, the way Jeff White taught me.” White, of White Owl Surfboards, taught him “quality and integrity” and so Tally continues the White Owl label today.
Thor Thor Surfboards
Thor started shaping in 1998 when a friend gave him most of his shaping tools and some surfboard blanks. Another friend asked him to make a board for him and afterwards he decided to start shaping and call his company Thor Surfboards.
Wardog Stand Up Paddle Sports
Wardog has over three decades of surfi ng product design experience since graduating with a degree in Oceanography. After collaborating with Sean Ordonez on Maui in 2005 to manufacture the world’s fi rst production SUP’s , he then opened the fi rst dedicated SUP retail store in North America near the beach in Santa Barbara.
Robert Weiner Roberts Surfboards
Robert Weiner started Roberts Surfboards in 1996 with his main goal being to create high caliber, high quality surfboards that will push the envelope of our spots. Roberts has grown from its roots in Ventura to become one of the most popular labels in Southern California. He won the 2010 Surfer Magazine Shaper of the Year award.
Raphael Wolfe Timberline Surfboards
Growing up in both Sydney and Santa Barbara, Raphael Wolfe is more of a woodworker than a shaper. He started Timberline Surfboards to make a wood board that is eco-friendly and as light as foam boards. Wolfe works with well-respected shapers to make custom boards with their shapes in the Timberline method.
Aaron Wright A. WRIGHT Surfboards
Aaron Wright, founder of “A.WRIGHT Surfboards”, has been making surfboards for over 10 years learning from Ventura local icons. Besides being a waterman, Wright is an artist at heart. Each board is custom designed and hand shaped for each surfer’s style with one of a kind resin designs.
Renny Yater Yater Surfboards
Growing up in the surf in Laguna Beach the 1940’swas the greatest. I made my fi rst surfboard with fi berglass in the early 50’s and moved to Santa Barbara in 1959 and opened up shop on Anacapa Street. I never stopped making boards since then.
All the boards that grace the pages of DEEP’s 2011 Board Buyer’s Guide represent growth in the surfi ng industry extending beyond the Central and South Coasts. It’s a talented bunch that’s formulated concepts and brought them to fruition. There’s much to choose from here solidifying the needs of any quiver. We at DEEP Surf Magazine would like to thank all the 32 board builders and surf shops for their support in helping us make this year’s Board Buyer’s Guide a great one. - Chuck Graham, editor DEEP surf mag
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