Inspired by carl ekstrom

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I was lucky enough to meet carl ekstrom down at the sacred craft expo and what a great guy! and agreat shaper too. Thought i might share these images Of carl andsome of his creations from the show. def better than them sitting on my hard drive

Carl Ekstrom is a San Diego shaping legend who patented the asymmetrical surfboard in 1967. His motivation for creating the design was his desire to surf his home break of Windansea equally well going both right and left. He found a good board for his backhand surfing and he found a good board for his forehand surfing, but he struggled to find one to fit both styles of riding. He found a solution when he combined the designs of each surfboard.