1. 40 Alaska beyond Magazine july 2016
Journal
Lefttoright,KentSenatore;MichaelCassidy/MichaelCassidyFineArt;MarinaHawkeswood;PaulJensen;MilanSpasic
From the enticingly untamed rollers of the Pacific Northwest to the peeling,
world-renowned breaks of Hawai‘i, West Coast waves inspire surfboard shapers
to create alluring designs suited to the particular cultures and styles
of surfing along different stretches of coast. —Anna Jacobson
Surfboards of the West
field guide
Aftanas Surfboards;
Tofino, British
Columbia
Stefan Aftanas, who
gained recognition when
he shaped a board for
one of Canada’s first
professional surfers, Sepp
Bruhwiler, now operates
a shop creating boards
such as the Raddysh,
whose art showcases the
raw beauty of Canada’s
western coastline.
Hollow Surfboards;
Olympia, Washington
Paul Jensen’s boards are
constructed out of
sustainable woods that
are primarily beach-
harvested or locally
grown in the Pacific
Northwest. The boards
are enticing because of
their beauty, yet they are
also engineered for
quality and strength.
Gerry Lopez
Surfboards;
Bend, Oregon
Originally from Maui,
surfing legend Lopez
migrated north for
wide-open spaces—and
snowboarding. His Mako
Class board is useful for
holding a line down
massive ocean swells.
Ryan Lovelace
Surf|Craft; Santa
Barbara, California
Lovelace creates
surfboards with unique
and inspired designs. The
v.Bowls board glides well
in small- to medium-size
Santa Barbara waves,
boasting the easy ride of
a longboard with the
smooth versatility of a
shortboard.
Tore Surfboards;
Hale‘iwa, Hawai‘i
Kent Senatore’s design,
the Circa 72, is a version
of the popular keel-fin
fish board. This is a style
of board with deep roots
in surfing culture that
was inspired by legendary
Hawaiian surfer and
shaper Mark Liddell.