Crystal Ball Gazing: The Future Of Surfboard Technology With Primal

New Zealand Surf Journal asks Primal’s lead surfboard shapers, Glen Carkeek and Steve Hamlyn, to share their insights on what’s coming next in surfboard design, technology and manufacture.

With a combined 60 years of experience in the shaping bay and a bunch of shaping innovations already under their belt, we’re in good hands. Find out why 3D printing is so promising, where the environment sits on the radar of the future and why the core of our boards is where the biggest challenges lie.

Credits:
Filmed and edited by Derek Morrison.
Music: Hazel Foy, Mountainside (via Jamendo)

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