I started building surfboards the way most board builders do: ruining a perfectly good blank in my parents’ garage. I loved the Canyon fish I bought at my local surf shop and figured I could make two more for the price of one. That was the start.

I eventually moved to California, where I spent almost a decade. There I worked closely with Ray Promer of Clearwater Glassing, learning how to build a functional surfboard from start to finish that stands the test of time. On weekends (and let’s be honest, sometimes during the week), I was van camping somewhere between Baja and the Bay Area, surfing as many spots as I could and dialing in my boards in a variety of waves.

Today I’m back on the East Coast, building my boards out of Space Rock Glassing in Southern Rhode Island. I’ve made thousands of boards since that first one, and I’m in the shop every day doing what I love.