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Shaper Profile: Pete Anderson

Derek MorrisonApr 24, 2020July 2, 20200

With more than 36 years experience shaping surfboards out of Whangamata, Pete Anderson is one of the most humble and well-respected surfboard manufacturers in New Zealand. In this film he shares his journey from growing up in the heyday of Whangamata’s board-building industry to his insights, his hopes and most...

Iconic Kiwi Surfboard Shaper To Close Factory, Move To Japan

Grant DysonDec 19, 2019December 19, 20190

Renowned Mount Maunganui-based shaper Andy Jordan will soon bow to a strong call from the Land of the Rising Sun and move to a “forgotten” Japanese island to live. The veteran shaper has crafted an extraordinary 7330-plus “AJ” boards – short, long, twin fins and all the rest, over about...