Essential questions

What are the limitations of surfboard design? How experimental and strange can I get with surfboard shapes and contours?

Plan

• Continue shaping boards throughout the year
  • In manhattan I have a space in my basement that I use to shape my surfboards. It’s not the best space as it is very small and dirty, but I can use this space all year and whenever I want. The process of shaping can seem very repetitive and tiresome but I really enjoy doing it. There are also many steps to making a single board so I know I won’t get bored.
• Study hydrodynamic design
  • Study older surfboard shapers and their theories
  • Maybe find some more stuff on the basics of hydrodynamic design (maybe military stuff)
• Try the boards out myself and experience the design first hand. Each design produces a different feeling on the wave. Through getting to know my boards, I can learn what works and what doesn’t, I want to be able to equate a design to a feeling.
  • The spring time is known to have good surfing conditions. It is very cold at this time of year but I already have the equipment to surf in cold weather.
  • Rockaway beach is very easily accessible and I know I will have friends to go with me
• Aesthetic design: 
  • There are many ways of designing the outside of the board
    • Painting on boards
    • Resin tint (colors and resin art)
    • Markers
    • Etc. (pretty much anything that doesn’t damage the foam.)
• Learn how to create a business
  • Study what it means to make a business and carry it out
  • I want to start selling these boards, but I have no idea what it really mean to create a business. Maybe I can do something simple through Instagram or make a website.

End Goal

• Create a surfboard business
  • Develop brand (name, etc)
  • Create Instagram and website
  • Put older boards that I made up for sale, and eventually put this collection of boards up on the website
• Have a unique collection of technically advanced surfboards
• Learn about hydrodynamic design apply that to my shapes