I spent most of last Thursday morning watching Josh shaping my new board. From his hands sprang an amazing Long Fish Simmons, mixing the best elements of the Skip Frye design with some of his own design touches. She looks great and all the details make sense – I’m sure it’s a keeper!
Josh Hall finally arrived in Lisbon on 22 November to kick off the Portuguese leg of his European shaping tour. Thankfully, the following day dawned bright and blue – a welcome change from the rain and clouds of the previous week, and perfect conditions for a trip along the coast.
The idea of getting a shaper from California to Portugal is nothing new – previously I’ve collaborated with other factories to get the likes of DJ Kane, Jeff McCallum and Malcolm Campbell over to Europe – but I’ve never sorted one out on my own. Until now!
This autumn San Diego’s super boutique shaper Josh Hall will be stopping in France, Portugal and Spain on a whirlwind month-long shaping tour of Europe.
Sentenced to surf
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Surf & culture
Thirty years since they started on the surf/art scene, Jeff Raglus and Gerry Wedd are still rocking it.
Coffee cups & surfboards
Mark Sankey discusses the merits and faults of EPS with northeast-England shapers Mark Dickinson and Rob Lion
Comfortable isolation
Noosa Noseriding champ Christian Wach swaps so-Cal surf for the frozen waters of Nova Scotia.
Doing it for themselves
Tofino, British Colombia, is Canada’s best known surf destination and home to the Surf Sisters.
Lead an examined life
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