109 - Eric Arakawa

“I think Randy Rarick might be the best all-around surfer in the world,” says Greg Noll. “I’m not bullshitting. He’s definitely the most underrated. This guy ripped on shortboards for years. He's tremendous on a longboard. He’s a master on a three-foot wave, then he’ll go out at 15' Sunset and rip. Nobody’s like this. Nobody! And why don’t you hear about him? Because he's not a chest-thumper, man. He surfs because he’s totally in love with riding waves, and he doesn’t care who knows it.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Born and raised in Hawaii, Eric was taught to surf by his father at the age of 10 in Waikiki on a 7’0 round-tailed Barry Kanaiaupuni mini-gun. At the age of 14, he’d shaped his first board, a 5’8 round pin out of his family’s Pearl City home. Today with 40 years of experience and having shaped boards for over ten World Champions, Eric Arakawa is a designer dedicated to the innovation and advancement of performance surfboards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Mauro and Scott talk about the most important surfboards of the 1970s. Surfboards that absolutely need to be on the historic timeline. Chris Mauro is the former editor at SURFER magazine and currently in a role at SHACC Surfing Heritage and Culture Center as a content and marketing specialist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A deep thinker. An intuitive surfboard designer. A man who can dream and imagine and then manifest. On this episode of The Boardroom Podcast -- Greg Webber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shaun Tomson was a wave-riding supernova, and in the winter of 1975-76 he lit up the sport like nobody else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WSL's Dave Prodan on big changes for 2026, Caio moves on, possibility of a JJF return, and much more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is something about a shaper that rips. I believe most of us are drawn to that --I know I am. Lots of names pop up, Mike Estrada, Ryan Sakel, Michael Baron, anyway, you get the idea... too many to name. ha. Nick Ferreira falls into that category. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mitchell Rae may state his occupation as a ‘surfboard shaper’ on those forms at the airport, but his iconic boards with distinctive ‘spirit eyes’ are so much more than just foam and fiberglass. It should also read ‘artist’, ‘sculptor’, ‘scientist’, ‘designer’, ‘diviner’ and many other strings to his craftsman’s bow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chemistry Surfboards owner and shaper Jason Bennett discusses the state of the surfboard industry, including disruptions such as Black Monday and Covid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris and Scott talk about Windansea, Woody Brown, Dale Dobson, Carl Ekstrom and many other La Jolla notables. Chris Ahearns is a surf historian. The author of numerous books. A scribe who has written for every major North American surf publication. For years he announced many of the great surf events around California. A kind hearted soul with great insights. Mr. Chrtis Ahearns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices