Surf Splendor

The Shaper Shack is a four part series featuring some of Australia’s finest surfboard shapers. From inventing the Thruster, to developing renewable materials, incorporating artificial intelligence into shaping, and scaling a global business, these shapers share their blueprint and speculate on the future. Today’s final episode of the series features Shyama Buttonshaw, Luke Daniels, Gunther Rohn, Stuart Campbell and his son Ryan. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Shaper's Shack is a four part series featuring some of Australia’s finest surfboard shapers. From inventing the Thruster, to developing renewable materials, incorporating artificial intelligence into shaping, and scaling a global business, these shapers share their blueprint and speculate on the future. Today’s episode features Darcy Day, Michael Psillakis, Alex Crews, and the father son team of Phil and Parrish Byrne. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Shaper Shack is a four part series featuring some of Australia’s finest surfboard shapers. From inventing the Thruster, to developing renewable materials, incorporating artificial intelligence into shaping, and scaling a global business, these shapers share their blueprint and speculate on the future. Today’s episode features Chris Garrett, Andrew Mooney, Bryan Bates, Dylan Perese, and Daniel Thomson. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing The Shaper's Shack, a four part series featuring some of Australia’s finest surfboard shapers. From inventing the Thruster, to developing renewable materials, incorporating artificial intelligence into shaping, and scaling a global business, these shapers share their blueprint and speculate on the future. Today’s episode features Simon Anderson, Nick Blair, Sam Tehan, and Finn Whitla. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Brink joins us to discuss the challenge of building a <5'3" surfboard for the 3x World Champ, the benefits and limitations of collaborating with one of the world's most revered shapers, the reason why he'll only ever build two boards a week, and why you should assess the auditory frequency and resonance of your next surfboard. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode Darren Handley details his first encounters with Stephanie Gilmore and Mick Fanning, he explains the challenges of scaling his business internationally and why he’s chosen to outsource some of his manufacturing. He explains how a new shaping robot has improved his business and his five years plan to in introduce a motorized DHD into the Snapper Rocks line up. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shannon Hughes joins us to discuss how philanthropic work at Jeffrey's Bay lead to her commentating for the WSL, how to compartmentalize on-air anxiety, the value of abandoning preparedness, and the fiscal and ethical imperative for professional surfing to reflect the way surfing exists in the real world. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad Gerlach joins us to discuss how Olympic diving informed his surf style, his realization that he has over-surfed nearly ever wave in his life, he explains the virus embedded within surfing's language, and offers compelling advice for why you should interview your dad. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pro surf phoenix Victor Bernardo joins us to discuss the unexpected new chapter in his career, being deported and separated from his wife for five months, a sponsor dropping him and then pleading mea culpa, whether style can be learned, and how slowing down has allowed him the focus to execute his goals. Enjoy!Nicolas Godin, What Makes Me Think About YouThe Lijadu Sisters, Come On Home Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laurie Towner is a product of, victim of, and again beneficiary of the surf industry boom and bust. Today he tells us about the early glory days, the virtue of working in the trades, and how those experiences positioned him perfectly to spend a year on the road with the wife and kids chasing surf, fish, and exploring the vast Australian wilderness.Watch Slow Lane here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices