SIMON FORWARD
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Ocean Grove – Victoria – Australia
4D surfboards’ shaper Simon Forward has been shaping boards for over 15 years and with his knowledge of board designs and the lastest computer cutting technology.
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| 20 QUESTIONS WITH SIMON FORWARD |
| 1. | Years in the job? | 14years shaping |
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How many boards have you made in that time? |
about 6000 |
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What idea rises above all others when you re shaping / designing a board? |
how its going to go when I go surfing on it |
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What s the golden rule of shaping (for you)? |
keep it pretty simple ,theres no need to over complicate a surfboard |
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5. |
Describe your signature model at the moment? |
qaud flyer fish small wave board for waves up to 4-5 feet swallow tail with a small flyer and wider nose flatter rocker |
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What s your local break? |
13th beach |
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What s your inspiration for making the boards you make? |
to be able to ride them myself and hopefully for them to perform the way I designed them to go and shape boards for customers and friends that help them enjoy there surfing more |
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8. |
Have you ever thought about doing something else? |
plenty of times, however then I wouldn’t be doing this which I enjoy |
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9. |
When was your last holiday? |
metawiias boat trip in march 2011 |
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10. |
Favourite food? |
my wifes nachos |
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11. |
Favourite TV show? |
anything to do with football |
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Favourite colour? |
blue |
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Favourite brew? |
coffee in the morning |
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14. |
Your most memorable manoeuvre and where was it? |
a good barrel anywhere always is a favourite |
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15. |
Do you recall the best board you ever made and what happened to it? |
the quaddie that I have at the moment is probably my favourite and I still have it |
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16. |
How do you feel about the shift to Asian manufacturing by the larger players in the surfboard industry? |
I don’t worry about it to much,surfers are always going to want reliable local service and to be able to talk directly to there local shaper about ther board |
| 17. | Where would you like to be in 10 years? | hopefully still working and surfing around here in ocean grove with my family, if I can get my two daughters surfing by then |
| 18. | How do you feel about the professional surfing world tour? | its great to watch as they surf so good nowdays , I especially like watching surfing live on FUEL in the comfort of my loungeroom |
| 19. | What time do you go to bed? | 8.30 I have young kids |
| 20. | And what time do you get up? | 6.00 I have young kids |
