Have any of you ever experience any really tough times in the past, due to a slow economy and resession, with your surfboard sales? I was just thinking how the surfboard industry is tied to the ups & downs of the economy. It’s kind of scarey to think that most sport / leisure industries can be really hurt by a poor economy. After all, is the bread-winner of the household going to buy food or surfboards for his family when he’s laid off his job? This wasn’t meant to depress anyone who shapes and/or glasses full time. I’m just interested in knowing what others felt about this topic, and if anyone has some past experiences to share.
Have any of you ever experience any really tough times in the past, due to > a slow economy and resession, with your surfboard sales? I was just > thinking how the surfboard industry is tied to the ups & downs of the > economy. It’s kind of scarey to think that most sport / leisure industries > can be really hurt by a poor economy. After all, is the bread-winner of > the household going to buy food or surfboards for his family when he’s > laid off his job? This wasn’t meant to depress anyone who shapes and/or > glasses full time. I’m just interested in knowing what others felt about > this topic, and if anyone has some past experiences to share. Grant, its been my experience after 36 years in the industry that recessions and slowing economies often present great opportunities. If you are well organised, well funded and have a PMA, you can often use these times to get a real advantage over other similar thinkers who are depressed by what may happen, but often doesn’t. My company has done really well through several recessions, partly because I believe it gives a lot of people time to think and reflect, and decide that surfing is a great release and better than mooching over business/personal/corporate/problems. A lot of them just go surfing as a release, spending money on surfboards, wetsuits etc and to heck with the world! Surfboard sales always rise in a recession - its pretty much an accepted fact. Go for it!!
“Surfboard sales always rise in a recession - its pretty much an accepted fact. Go for it!!” “If you are… WELL-FUNDED” ???
Grant, its been my experience after 36 years in the industry that > recessions and slowing economies often present great opportunities. If you > are well organised, well funded and have a PMA, you can often use these > times to get a real advantage over other similar thinkers who are > depressed by what may happen, but often doesn’t. My company has done > really well through several recessions, partly because I believe it gives > a lot of people time to think and reflect, and decide that surfing is a > great release and better than mooching over > business/personal/corporate/problems. A lot of them just go surfing as a > release, spending money on surfboards, wetsuits etc and to heck with the > world!>>> Surfboard sales always rise in a recession - its pretty much an accepted > fact. Go for it!! It seems there’s never enough quality glassers on Kauai,so we never run out of work.Aloha, Kokua
Wow! It’s good to hear this fact from some experienced people in the business. I guess a great sport / past time such as surfing will continue to thrive as long as we continue to have waves to ride. “Keep On Surfing”, Grant.>>> It seems there’s never enough quality glassers on Kauai,so we never run > out of work.Aloha, Kokua
Have any of you ever experience any really tough times in the past, due to > a slow economy and resession, with your surfboard sales? I was just > thinking how the surfboard industry is tied to the ups & downs of the > economy. It’s kind of scarey to think that most sport / leisure industries > can be really hurt by a poor economy. After all, is the bread-winner of > the household going to buy food or surfboards for his family when he’s > laid off his job? This wasn’t meant to depress anyone who shapes and/or > glasses full time. I’m just interested in knowing what others felt about > this topic, and if anyone has some past experiences to share. Ooooooooooo Helllllllllll Yessssssssss but you know what i wouldn’t give up trying for anything else… Surfing is a resession proof sport. Poor Mans life style… You ever noticed at the beach the guy in the $200 northshore cruzer has the best boards in the lot… A family man can take his kids to the beach and feed them PBJ’s and a warm coke and only spent $5 for a day at the beach. The kids dig it and the little women loves you cause you took her surfing with you?? When times get hard the surf is always there. It’s free http://surfnwsc.com
“Surfboard sales always rise in a recession - its pretty much an > accepted fact. Go for it!!”>>> “If you are… WELL-FUNDED” ??? Well, I mean if you haven’t squandered money you’ve had, and been responsible and careful - not the first several years income gone on the good life. I don’t mean having a lot of money from outside…
You ever noticed at the beach the guy in the $200 northshore cruzer has > the best boards in the lot… A family man can take his kids to the beach > and feed them PBJ’s and a warm coke and only spent $5 for a day at the > beach. The kids dig it and the little women loves you cause you took her > surfing with you??>>> When times get hard the surf is always there. It’s free As a good Malibu friend named Jeff Holcomb once told me about the place, and it applies to the sport of surfing as well: It’s about the same for the rich and the poor. Most of your money goes to living there (rent or own), and beyond that you just need enough for a little beer or wine. The waves are free. As for surfboards in a recession, I might offer the thought that if a really good one got going in a country as a whole, there might be a lot less tolerance for potato chip boards that fall apart just driving to the beach.