why are there not surfboard co-ops in surf-heavy communities? I’m in Santa Cruz, which, simply put, likes surfing. I had this idea to somehow make a place where surfers can collaborate, commune, and do everything that is involved with surfboards in one place. ding repair, theories, shapes ,fins, and mostly SHAPING! there are bike co-ops, food co-ops, and they all work great. cheaper, more equal, fun. co-ops could embrace values such as minimal environmental impact (EPS/epoxy, bamboo, anything innovative, less PU!), education, sharing, community. maybe they could bring back those hooting, hollerin attitudes of the old surf movie premieres, everyone getting stoked. with the demise of Clark, there’s no better time to take advantage of new ideas and make surfbaords cleaner, more durable, and altogether better. lets get some ideas going and maybe we people could get something going
TFAD posted something like this a month ago, search it the topic was something like epoxy factory or something.
Check out what Mr. Pravda is doing in Huntington Beach. You should ask him about his success rate.
I’m so down with your idea. I checked out the pravda site. What they’re doing looks really cool. I imagine the biggest problem in Santa Cruz is going to be affordable space.
If you really want to take it further let me know.
Jeff
Can’t be much more than HB
I have not been to SC in 10+/- years, but I would think there could be something in Watsonville? - not to far away
landloked in vegas
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