§ 01 — Journal
Thejournal
of the workshop.
Technical guides, portraits and workshop stories. The notebook where the shaper's trade is written, brand after brand.
The board to progress on: mid-lengths, composites and the role of rocker
Choosing your transition board: Unleash mid-lengths and funperf, Dan Mann's composites, and why rocker changes everything.
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The visual memory of surfing: 'Surf Addicts' and independent media
Hervé Lefebvre's Surf Addicts book and the role of independent media in preserving the culture of artisanal surfing.
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Under the hull: the Bonzer system and alternative hydrodynamics
The Campbell Brothers' Bonzer, Neal Purchase's Duo models, Ellis Ericson's Edge Boards: how a board's bottom manages water flow.
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The collaborative economy of workshops: how Shapers Club unifies distribution
Against the industrialisation of surfing, the Shapers Club ecosystem pools logistics, purchasing and distribution to preserve excellent local craft.
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Greenboard: the quest for a cleaner surfboard
From the Greenboard, awarded by EuroSIMA back in 2004, to bio-based foams and upcycled cloth, the story of eco-design at the UWL workshop.
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From Angoulins to the Shapers Club in Marennes: 35 years of shaping in Charente-Maritime
The story of the UWL manufacture, from the family workshop in Angoulins founded in 1991 by the Cardinal family to the Shapers Club hub in Marennes.
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The return of noble wood: redwood, paulownia and alaia by Martin Shapes, Tom Wegener and Todd Pinder
Before foam, there was wood. The return to redwood, white oak and paulownia boards by three wood craftsmen distributed in Europe.
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Music, tattoo and surf culture: the Kokomo association in Marennes
How the Kokomo association energises Marennes-Oléron with the Surf Ink festival and the Hardcore Sessions, alongside the Shapers Club.
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Sleeping near the waves: surf micro-tourism around La Rochelle
In Aytré, near La Rochelle and the Angoulins workshop, the eco-friendly welcome of Locatlantique designed for surfers.
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The roaming surf school: teaching where the waves are good
On the Côte de Beauté, the roaming Ptiben Surfschool follows the best waves in real time — and relies on locally shaped equipment.
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Côte Sauvage and Côte de Beauté: the map of surf spots in Charente-Maritime
From the Île d'Oléron to Royan, a topography of Charente-Maritime's surf spots: La Palmyre, Saint-Trojan, Pontaillac, and the question of baïnes.
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The Capistrano Beach and Point Loma school: Barrett Miller, Mitsven and Tanner
Master-to-apprentice transmission at the heart of Californian shaping: single fins, gliders and classic longboards by Barrett Miller, Bob Mitsven and Tanner Prairie.
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The prestige longboard: Thomas Bexon, Beau Young and Higher State
Between classicism and performance, the contemporary longboard seen through three renowned signatures: Thomas Bexon, Beau Young and Higher State Surfboards.
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The art of the twin fin and the fish: Addiction, Larry Mabile and Jeff McCallum
The revival of the retro fish and the twin fin in France, between Addiction Surfboards' legacy and the Californian lines of San Diego.
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The board as artwork: the excellence of Ressak Studio
When the surfboard becomes an object of design and contemporary art: the handmade decorative creations of Ressak Studio, EPV-certified.
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