If Woody Allen had written this book, perhaps he could have titled it “Everything you wanted to know about your board (but were afraid to ask)”, since its contents aim to clarify the basic concepts, and incidentally, the doubts, that assail anyone who wants to get started, or delve deeper into those aspects that affect the design of a surfboard. Things that on many occasions, we do not dare to ask our surfboard shaper… But since the septuagenarian Woody, for the moment, has enough with his clarinet, we are going to let the Californian shaper and surfer Bob Smith to accompany us throughout this instructive, brief and understandable compendium that includes all the fundamental principles of the design of a board. In these pages any shaper, surfer or fan can find a good starting point to document, reflect, and in any case, draw their own conclusions. Also available in paperback pocket edition.

“Dedicated to all surfers who know how to laugh.”

Bob Smith “Cosas: que tu shaper nunca te dice”. Originally published as “The Basics of Surfboard design” in 2008. Published in Spanish by the Fishbone Project in 2013. Donated to the Sea Library by Gonzalo, editor of the Fishbone Project, a small publishing label from Barcelona specialized in surf books ❤️

Photos by Anna Iltnere / Sea Library