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The Boardroom Surfboard Show highlights the surfboard manufacturing industry. The only thing that mattered. It was all about the ride--what you wore came second.

MISSION & PHILOSOPHY – THE BOARDROOM

IN THE BEGINNING IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE SURFBOARD. From ancient Polynesia to the ASP World Tour; from Waikiki to Maverick’s; from The Endless Summer to Surfline; as the eras passed what we’ve worn or said or listened to or traveled to or read or watched are just sidebars on surfing’s timeline. Because the history of our sport is the history of the surfboard. Not

hing has defined the surfing experience more than that on which we ride the waves. Nothing defines the surfer more than his (or her) surfboard. So much more than a tool, the surfboard is the philosophical icon, a sacred craft, a culturally pervasive symbol of freedom, adventure and enduring youth. This is why the surfboard builder was once the primary arbiter of surfing culture, from those early Hawaiian kahunas to the first wave of board manufactures in the early 1960s. Think back: Hobie, Hansen, Bing, Weber, Noll, Jacobs, Haut, et al. These labels --the surfboards they produced and the way this product was marketed--shaped surf culture, both literally and figuratively. Yet as the decade passed, the emphasis shifted away from the surfboard. The surf magazines became the main cultural hub, establishing ethical and aesthetic boundaries and ultimately marginalizing the role of the surfboard in their increasingly narrow portrayal of the sport. According to the surf mags throughout much of the 1980s and ‘90s there was only one way to surf: a mono-board culture. At the same time the burgeoning surf wear industry began to eclipse all other commercial elements of the sport. Riding a swell of endorsement –based marketing, these soft good companies became our cultural leaders, creating the imagery and feeding it to a media who, in turn, fed this pre-digested vision back to us: a mirror with no backing, that only reflected outward. This is not to say there’s been any sort of deliberate attempt to commoditize our passion; the surf media and soft goods manufacturers are not evil, they’re just off track. It is all about the board; has always been about the board. THE BOARDROOM feels it is time to reassert and maintain that philosophy. To put the surfboard--and the modern day kahunas who craft and design them—back at the forefront of surf culture. At THE BOARDROOM we place surf culture, its influence, its importance, its responsibility, back in the hands of the artisans who shape our sacred craft- and ultimately our future. Please join us as we showcase surfboards, essential surf equipment and gear. Because really surfers only care about two things: 1) waves and 2) the equipment to ride them with.

11/07/2024

08/07/2024

Booth space is filling up fast! Octboer 12th & 13th - https://mailchi.mp/boardroomshow/can-you-name-this-years-icon-of-foam

08/07/2024

Icon Foam Bob McTavish

Eight shapers will honor the legendary Australian patriarch of the shortboard revolution during a shape-off.

Michael Arenal
Jordan Brazie .brazie_
Ryan Burch
Simon Jones
Josh Hall
Axel Lorentz
Grant Noble
Moon

The shaping competition is an opportunity to excavate, lift up & highlight the sacred craft of custom hand built surfboards.

Come celebrate with us!

The Boardroom International Surfboard Show
presented by US BLANKS

October 12th & 13th - Del Mar

Exhibit space going fast.

05/07/2024

Out in front of the camp. Just me and the surf guides. Lunch waiting for us. Not a bad deal.

Photo

02/07/2024

Part 2 of my discussion with Paulo of Surfing Village is available now on podcast platforms or on YouTube at Boardroom Surf Show .

08/06/2024

Telos:

pic 1- winner of the 2nd Annual Surfing Village Open. At the end of 18 there were two tied at the top . and went an additional 9 hole playoff. Which was all square after 9, so a sudden death closest to the pin final hole was required w Theo punching a low pw through the trees within 8’ for the W.
#2 - Hank mid-travel grind Skytrain Jakarta. Such a blessing that we did this father/son trip again. Grateful that he put up with his old man’s moments. “Get off my lawn.”
#3 - Four feet and building on arrival. Surfed without a crowd for 11 days straight. Two solid swells pushed through the Indian Ocean and that thins the herd considerably. The wave count was through the roof.
#4 - reef booties tucked snuggly in back of . It’s of course shallow, and one of those waves that’s gets shallower the further along you go.
# 5 Bruno with the Fish Eye for the score. The crew at SV is welcoming, warm, and understands the market of mostly 30-50 yr olds such as myself with bigger hopes than ability. i.e. I used my fair share of camp Betadine- and Advil.

Books :
The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey
Church of Spies: The Pope’s Secret War Against N**i Germany by Mark Riebling

Boards by

Fins by

Gear by

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Golf clubs by

06/06/2024

Dreamy trip w my son

Did I mention that the food is fabulous?

Just the three of us.

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05/06/2024

The food has been incredible.

Rosanna’s kitchen is again providing delicious breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

The accommodations sit right on top of a right hand reef with three specific and separate spots on the reef. All three provide deep tubes.the beds are large, plush and lightly outfitted with soft sheet and pillows… and overhanging bug net with fan. Incredible evening lightning shows. The song of birds and ocean is rhythmic and calming.

But we come here, at least I do, to get a few tubes. Luckily this old man body ( with the help of Tylenol and Advil) occasionally finds a few — and invariably blows a few too. 🤔🤪

Bruno, manning the fish eye, captured this moment.

BTW- I’ve been surfing ALONE, for the most part. Perhaps two or three friends on occasion, with inspiring us all with his performances.

This particular wave is at spot 2.

There are many places to surf in Indonesia. It’s a wave field. is just one of them. It’s the one I chose.

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29/04/2024

My wife and I were happily surprised when Steve Sherman stopped by the house with these framed shots he took from our evening at Neil Young on Thursday. Thank you Steve! 👍🏼👏🏽🎁

23/04/2024

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Best In Show
Presented by
Go Fast Campers

Free to enter. Any and all surfboard builders worldwide.

Category = TWINZER

Build your best Twinzer.

2024 CALL FOR ENTRIES – BEST IN SHOW presented by GO FAST CAMPERS

Past winners of Best In Show include Ryan Sakal, Renny Yater, Pat Rawson, Gary Linden, Dane Hantz, Stu Kenson, Donald Brink, John Simon, Barry Snyder and many others.

The Boardroom’s Best In Show board build-off presented by Go Fast Campers is free to enter and open to any board builder worldwide with cash & prizes totaling $3500.
CALL FOR ENTRIES

1) Send us an email:
Info AT Surfboardshow DOT com - announcing your participation in BEST IN SHOW presented by Go Fast Campers.

2) Build your Twinzer

3) On Friday OCTOBER 11, bring three items
a) your Best In Show board entry
b) a vertical surfboard stand
c) a 3.5″ x 5″ informational proof of concept write-up that explains to the judges everything about your board and the finer details of the build process.

The board will be on display at The Boardroom Surfboard Show October 12 & 13, 2024

JUDGING
Your board will be judged using these criteria listed below:
1) FUNCTIONALITY, CREATIVITY AND CONSTRUCTION
The quality of the craftsmanship from nose to tail including but not limited to shape, lamination, artwork, sand and finish. Every aspect of the craftsmanship must be top quality and will be scrutinized.

PRIZES
The 1st place winning Best In Show presented by Go Fast Campers will receive $1K cash, a complimentary 10′ x 10′ booth at the 2025 Boardroom Surfboard Show presented by US Blanks = $2K value in cash and prizes.

The 2nd place Best In Show presented by Go Fast Campers will receive $500 and a complimentary 10′ x 10′ booth at the 2025 Boardroom Surfboard Show presented by US Blanks = $1500 value in cash and prizes

Send us an email with your intent to enter.

Build your Twinzer

Bring it Friday Oct 11th w/ a vertical stand.

15/04/2024

SPRING AUCTION

The California Gold Surf Auction Spring 2024

Bidding for 48 lots begins closing this Saturday April 20th at 5pm PST.

Collectable boards by Lopez, Kanaiaupuni, Brewer, Lis, Frye, Hynson, Harbour, Pang, Eaton, Diffenderfer, Morey-Pope, Arakawa, Noll and many others.

Register. Bid. Win.

Link in bio .

09/04/2024

SPIT Podcast trip to Central America. Super cool crew of friends/ loyal listeners.
Thanks for being with us!

05/04/2024

Tickets on Sale!

https://m.bpt.me/event/6276983

A George Greenough Experience
ECHOES 6 Pack
The La Paloma Theater, Encinitas, CA
April 13, 14, 15

ECHOES: Newly Remastered in stunning 4K, accompanied by five short films that George has made along the way!

Directed and filmed by George Greenough
Music by Pink Floyd, Will Conner and Band of Frequencies

23/03/2024

BDawg Model by .

I love this board. Such a great design. Frankly, under the radar. Wayno needs to market this model. Here we are in Japan 🇯🇵, 5 years ago. That’s Tim with our Japanese host. I’m frothing on that outline and special sauce transom…thins out the wide tail for bite. I’ve owned four of them. One is stashed in Mainland Mex. Most underrated surfboard ever? Me thinks yes.

19/03/2024

What if we asked the top four to compete in the Shape-off?

The Boardroom International Surfboard Show pres. by US Blanks.

October 12 & 13, 2024

Honoring Icon of Foam Bob McTavish in the Tribute to the Masters Shape-off.

14/03/2024

The California Gold Surf Auction presents the Spring 2024 edition.

Bidding begins Saturday April 6th

Lots begin closing Saturday April 20th 5pm PST.

The auction catalog will be available for preview in late March.

Auctions.TheVintageSurfAuctions.com

12/03/2024

Tuesday Time Machine

Our 1st iteration of the surfboard show in 2007 we honored The Michelangelo of Shaping— Michael Diffenderfer.

So much more than a tool, the surfboard is the philosophical icon, a sacred craft, a culturally pervasive symbol of freedom, adventure and enduring youth. This is why the surfboard builder was once the primary arbiter of surfing culture, from those early Hawaiian kahunas to the first wave of board manufactures. Think back: Hobie, Hansen, Bing, Weber, Larkin, Noll, Jacobs, Haut, et al. These surfboard builders shaped surf culture, both literally and figuratively. It was all about the ride–what you wore came second. Since 2007 THE BOARDROOM SHOW has reasserted and maintained this philosophy. To put the surfboard — and the modern day kahunas who craft and design them — back at the forefront of surf culture. Today the international surfboard building community places surf culture, its influence, its importance, its responsibility, back in the hands of the artisans who shape our sacred craft – and ultimately our future. Please join us as we showcase builders, designers, craftsman, surfboards, essential surf equipment, gear, art, music & more.

In 2024 we honor Bob McTavish. Booth space is now available.

08/03/2024

This guy was and is incredible!

01/03/2024

Latest SPIT episode David and I talk about our Happy Everyday by . An excellent choice for your upcoming spring /summer Indo quiver. . I’m 175lbs and 58 years old riding the 6’2” . David is much younger and probably the same weight and his Happy Everyday is 6’ in length.

23/02/2024

An interesting chat w muralist / surfer Skye Walker. Give a listen!

Link in BIO !

19/02/2024

thank you Harry for the great captures.

Saw Wyatt and Sutton Tudor get some great waves. As well as Eric McHenry - and a bunch of other folks as well. Beautiful day. We’re blessed.

19/02/2024

On brand? I suggest yes!👍🏼

$Shaper of killer surfboards and all around wonderful human Tim Crozier incurred a spinal fracture of his femur. He’s got...$

17/02/2024

Shaper of killer surfboards and all around wonderful human Tim Crozier incurred a spinal fracture of his femur. He’s got months of pain and rehab.

Please consider helping Tim.

The link is in BIO

Also you can search GoFundme Tim Crozier.

Thanks! SB

10/02/2024

Tim Crozier…many of you have heard about what happened to Tim while surfing. Broken Femur! The gnarliest of all breaks.

I don’t think I can imagine the pain, but Tim is tough. He’s also very sweet.

Many of you know that Tim has been THE guy I’ve leaned into at Sacred Craft (and then to become The Boardroom International Surfboard Show) when my wheels are falling off— Tim is steady.

He’s worked for me, as the competition director so to speak, since I think the 3rd or fourth show (?) I can’t remember the exact show, maybe 2009 Sacred Craft at Ventura honoring John Bradbury.

Regardless, we’ve been through a lot together. My wife and I watched Tim & Gina’s boys grow up into fine young men. It’s been a blessing to know the entire Crozier family— and in some ways Tim is a part of our extended family.

Anyway, The Croziers need our help. My help. Your help.

We’re all just one freak accident away from real fiscal distress. I’ve linked the GOFUNDME page in my bio. Please, if you can give a little, give all little. If you can give a lot, give a lot. Thanks. Scott.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/rally-for-the-crozier-family-to-help-tim

07/02/2024

Local weather dept put out a “severe rainbow warning”‼️They nailed it. There was a run on happiness and sunglasses at the stores.

30/01/2024

California dreaming’ - when you’re 20 years old these glassy idyllic evening sessions are incredible and hold so much hope and happiness for what surfing is.

The local ledge was 4’ and heaving w happy campers Sutton Tudor, Harry Gardner, Liam (Brady?) and others under the hood in the hood this evening.

These sessions are damn pleasing.

Three Fin by

I love this board. made a speed demon w seemingly 2” of single concave. ‘s dad Bob made a similar board which I rode on and off for a year, with lots of single concave —especially off the tail block. This is a board Todd made me with those deep single concave concepts.

Love this board.

Big Camp Shred demo this weekend at Cardiff Campgrounds ⛺️ .

25/01/2024

Surfing in booties is like dancing w cowboy 🤠 boots.

Yeah, it’s do-able, but not graceful or rhythmic.

It’s my mangled feet, they don’t fit well in booties.

15/01/2024

ICONIC SHAPER BOB MCTAVISH COMING TO DEL MAR
Foam will be flying October 12th & 13th when the Boardroom International Surfboard Show presented by US Blanks honors legendary shaper and Icon of Foam Bob McTavish.

McTavish and Nat Young, along with California-born kneeboarder-designer George Greenough, had formed the core of the "involvement" school of surfing by mid-1966, and were all looking to ride more actively in and around the curl. As the garrulous McTavish explained, the idea was to "use the power part of the wave, [and] to maneuver really fast without any loss of speed." What Greenough was doing on his low-volume kneeboard—that was how McTavish wanted to ride, but standing up. In early 1967 McTavish began working on a new easy-turning bottom design, and in March he produced the first vee-bottom—a fat-tailed nine-footer with a deep vee-shaped keel through the back third of the board—that he nicknamed the Plastic Machine. He built a series of vee-bottoms over the next seven months, each getting progressively smaller and lighter, dropping all the way down to 7'6" and 14 pounds -- courtesy Matt Warshaw’s Encyclopedia of Surfing.

“I am stoked to be the Boardroom’s 2024 Icon of Foam Honoree,” said McTavish. “It’ll be fun to be back in the States (if I can get back in after my 1963 Stowaway history), and I look forward to seeing everyone in October as we lift up the surfboard building industry and share some great yarns and concepts from my 62 years of loving the game—yehaww!”

This years’ shapers include defending champion Michael Arenal and the East Coast Surf Expo Shape-Off champion Jordan Brazie. McTavish will select the remaining six. At the end of the day this show is about highlighting the designers, shapers, laminators, sanders and artists who build our boards, our sacred crafts. Honoring iconic shapers like Bob McTavish through this competition is one way of doing that.

The show features a massive hall filled with the top surfboard brands including Rusty, Channel Islands, Lost, G&S and Hobie.

Bob McTavish will be the Boardroom’s 23rd honoree.

14/01/2024

East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame class of 2024.

Congratulations and well deserved!

12/01/2024

Congrats to Jordan Brazie .brazie_ for winning the East Coast Shape-off during !

Jordan receives an automatic entry into the Icons of Foam Shape-off honoring Bob Mctavish at The Boardroom International Surfboard Show presented by in Del Mar October 12&13, 2024.

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Good Will (Jobson) Hunting w Matt Biolos. Latest podcast is available now on @surfsplendor Or Boardroom Surf show YouTube channel Or Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast fix. #surfpodcast #surfing #surftalk #boardroompodcast

Matt Biolos discusses the 2024 Paris Olympics (with competition coming up potentially July27th), making boards for four Olympic surfers, competition between shapers, friendships and longtime legends from the San Clemente surfboard building tree and much much more. Link in BIO or listen on BoardroomShow.com/podcasts/ Or @surfsplendor podcast network Or Wherever you get your podcasts Or watch the podcast on YouTube Search : boardroom surf show.

We are excited!! The Boardroom International Surfboard Show Oct 12 & 13 presented by US Blanks. Surfboards make us giddy! @usblanks @gfc_usa @hansensurfboards @shapersmanufacturersco

Latest POD with Paulo from Surfing-Village.com The Surfing Village original story - part 1 A quest. A boat (not a canoe). A blonde. Available on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts @applepodcasts and other distribution locales. Also a YouTube @youtube version. #boardroompodcast #boardroomshowpodcast @surfsplendor Link in bio. @surfingvillage @mrpolo66 @topshelftheo @lockylamont @hbass_16 @cvrose1 @lagevisions

Surfing-Village.com @surfingvillage Great food. Great accommodations. Great waves. Day 2 evening session with the hecklers in full Bingtang mode. @driftline.co @chris_christenson73

Everywhere in the Indonesia zone is seeing swell. Surfing Village @surfingvillage is firing! So are hundreds of other locations.

Latest POD w Cyrus Sutton … go to BoardroomShow.com or listen via all the great podcast distribution outlets Apple, Spotify, Stitcher etc etc or use Surfsplendor where you’ll find a bevy of great surfing podcasts. #boardroompodcast #boardroom #boardroomshow

It's with great excitement that we announce a new contest ZIOBAFFA is hosting on Instagram, titled #ShootMoreWater. This contest is focused on water cinematography in all forms and formats. Red, DSLR, Iphone, GoPro, Super 8 with a water housing...Anything goes! We just want to see footage from the water, in it, or under it. We've partnered with Aquatech Imaging Solutions and Skate & Surf Film Festival Milan to give one talented shooter the chance to win an AxisGo Over/Under Kit from AquaTech, $1,000 cash from Ziobaffa and the title of “Best Digital Surf Short” from the Skate & Surf Film Festival Milano. Know someone who should enter? Forward them the rules and tell them to get to it! HOW TO ENTER 1) Post any length water clip or full surf edit to your Instagram channel 2) Use the hashtag #shootmorewater on your post 3) Tag @aquatech_imagingsolutions @ziobaffa & @ssffmilano All entries must be submitted by June 10, 2022.

Repost from @parallelsea • ‘Tis the season

There is still time to join us for the surfboard shaping studio virtual experience at the new Craft Center’s surfboard shaping studio. Featuring a live webinar and virtual tour of the surfboard shaping studio, come see our new space to design, shape and glass custom surfboards. Thursday, May 6, 2021 Noon – 1 p.m. Hosted by Annika Nelson, Craft Center Manager Hear from a panel of acclaimed local surfboard shapers: Valerie Duprat, Mère-Made Surfboards Eric "Bird" Huffman, Bird's Surf Shed Brian Szymanski, Ding King Surfboard Repair Moderated by Scott Bass, KPBS Surf Reporter Followed by Surf Team 50th anniversary celebration and updates Tyler Callaway, UC San Diego Surf Team Coach and Q&A panel for all participants Copy n paste link: https://web.cvent.com/event/cd9867b4-44ce-4538-bab3-82f664359d43/regProcessStep1:d6f8684d-fe75-45b9-8da1-59bcaa5fc0d4 Or go to https://craftcenter.UCSD.edu Sign up for info using the link above. @annikacnelson @meremadesurfboards @birdhuffman @briantszymanski @tylercallaway @wmlerner @ironstringphoto @doughboy910 @hullabaloosteve @craig_tequila_schieber @campbellsoup792 @eslate

Repost from @wavelengthsurfmag • This is 62-year-old Pete Taplin snagging an incredible ride at his local.⁠ ⁠ Here’s the story from Aussie surf legend Rob Bain (@bigbadbobbain):⁠ ⁠ “Today I spoke with friend and ex work colleague @timtaplin. We chatted about wetsuits and life and I mentioned that I heard his old man Pete scored a beauty at his local the other day. Timmy said... I’ll send ya something now. Turn on the volume..Well ... for me, this is pure gold. Really inspirational stuff. All of us get older and it does get harder, body gets sore, you get stiffer and on the solid days, it can be easier to just not go out. Pete is 62 and has surfed this wave forever when it’s on. Well... Pete decided to paddle out, obviously found himself in the right spot and the rest is history as they say.”⁠ ⁠ Clip via @bigbadbobbain⁠ ⁠ #surf #surfing #surfphotography #surfinglife #surfphotos #instasurf #travel #waveoftheday⁠ #wlinsta