Originally from Southern California, this shaper/surfer, musician, super Mom and entrepreneur is part of the strong surfing community of Santa Cruz, CA.
She has established a strong presence and a positive reputation in the surfboard manufacturing world. She has proactively pursued methods of building surfboards that cause less harm to our planet and environment. Her board designs and shapes are a product of decades of R&D and influences from her favorite shapers. Ashley Lloyd Surfboards is the name of her surfboard brand, she has an excellent variety of models. From longboards to mid-lengths to fishes, when I went to her website I had to hold my thoughts at bay and not order a longboard, lol.
Ashley is also a skilled and avid musician, she studied music in college and has been part of different musical projects and bands.
As a single Mom she balances life between her son, surfing, shaping, music and a new entrepreneurial project www.unfurling.com .
It was a great pleasure to interview Ashley and learn from her perspectives on surfboard design and surf culture.

Topics:
Background
Being A Shaper
Shaper Mentors
Eco Board Building
Surfboard Design
Surf Etiquette and Hierarchies
Listeners Questions
The Ten

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