| 1. |
Years in the job? |
39 years of not havin a real job! |
| 2. |
How many boards have you made in that time? |
between 27 > 15,127……memory used to be better! |
| 3. |
What idea rises above all others when you re shaping / designing a board? |
FIG JAM! |
| 4. |
What s the golden rule of shaping (for you)? |
……SHAPE IT,SURF IT,AND BETTER IT |
| 5. |
Describe your signature model at the moment? |
METRO,DEEP CONCAVE ,FASTEST BOARD ON THE PLANET.EASY PADDLING,HIGH SPEED TURNS THAT MAKE YA TREMBLE! |
| 6. |
What s your local break? |
bELLS/WINKI |
| 7. |
What s your inspiration for making the boards you make? |
tOW SURFING,TESTING DESIGNS AND MATERIALS AT TWICE THE SPEED…MY FORMULA 1……. |
| 8. |
Have you ever thought about doing something else? |
YES AND I REALISE THERES NOT MUCH ELSE I CAN DO EXCEPT SURF AND DESIGN. |
| 9. |
When was your last holiday? |
…DON’T HAVE EM, |
| 10. |
Favourite food? |
VEGAN |
| 11. |
Favourite TV show? |
BANANAS IN JAMAS |
| 12. |
Favourite colour? |
MAGENTA |
| 13. |
Favourite brew? |
ST EMILLION 83/85 |
| 14. |
Your most memorable manoeuvre and where was it? |
BOTTOM TURN HACK OFF THE TOP AT….7K BAY! |
| 15. |
Do you recall the best board you ever made and what happened to it? |
HAVE HAD NUMEROUS…..EGES LOST ONE AT PRINCETOWN,BROWNY BURNT MY DANE K TWINNIE…BUT I STILL HAVE MY 20 YEAR OLD FRANCE TUBERIDR..THE MOST TUBED BOARD IN HISTORY! |
| 16. |
How do you feel about the shift to Asian manufacturing by the larger players in the surfboard industry? |
INEVITABLE,AND HAS SHAKEN UP OUR INDUSTRY,BUT KILLED OFF THE NEXT GENERATION OF S/BD WORKERS… |
| 17. |
Where would you like to be in 10 years? |
…SURFING,DESIGNING ,SHAPING…..WITH THE ODD VISIT TO THE SURGEON TO KEEP THE BODILY PARTS STILL FUNCTIONING. |
| 18. |
How do you feel about the professional surfing world tour? |
….ITS ALL A BIT RETRO AND BORING…NO NEW S/BD DESIGNS IN 10 YEARS,NO TIME TO TEST….BUT SOME GREAT SURFING STILL GOING ON |
| 19. |
What time do you go to bed? |
……MIDNITE |
| 20. |
And what time do you get up? |
…6.00AM |
