Shaper Profile.

ROGER HINDS IS A HUMBLE MASTER OF HIS CRAFT WHO BELIEVES EVERY SURFBOARD SHAPED IS A CHANCE TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW.

In your words, who is Roger Hinds?

Roger Hinds is a guy who wanted to surf his whole life from a young age & as it turns out I’m doing it. My goal in life is to make the highest quality custom surfboard for every customer that they can paddle, ride & enjoy.

How did you get into board building?

Out of necessity of not having the money to buy a new surfboard, but being intrigued with the craft of building one, I would strip down longboards, which were plentiful, on the side of my mom’s house during the 1968 transition era & shape them into shorter boards. They were very crude at best because everything was trial & error & I had to learn on my own.

Where do you see board building going in the future?

How many boards have you shaped?

I have shaped & glassed over 33,000 surfboards to date.

What type of people come to you asking to have a surfboard made?

It’s kind of all over the place, I make everything from a 5’6” shortboard to a 12’ glider to a board to surf outer reefs on. The people who come to me want a custom surfboard made just for them & the waves they ride.

What keeps you motivated to keep designing and building surfboards?

Tomorrow I am going to build a better surfboard than today. I’m never static, I’m always looking forward, looking to build a better constructed, riding surfboard.

Where do you mostly surf? Where is your favorite place to surf?

I mostly surf in Huntington or San Clemente. My favorite place by far is Sunset Beach Hawaii.

What do you find appealing about working with Surftech?

I can only build 100 boards per year by myself from start to finish. I’m a big fan of EPS/epoxy constructed surfboards. In my opinion, Surftech has the highest quality in that type of construction so it was easy to partner with them so more people could get my EPS surfboards worldwide with quality construction.

The entry level “fashion” surfers will continue to buy Soft Tops & maybe an upgrade to NSP but as this class matures, and those who stick with the sport, will move into the stage of wanting something that will actually improve their surfing. It will be this group and those in the know who will gravitate to better designs. This is what it will take to move to the next level in one’s surfing evolution.

Who are some of the board builders who inspired you or that you currently look up to?

Don Koplien & Kent Smith, early Lighting Bolt guys, because they did everything from start to finish of the highest quality with no ego. I still rely on Kent Smith’s advice 50 years later. I look up to Matt & Margaret Calvani at Bing Surfboards because their quality stands alone & they run a very successful business in conjunction with Bing Copeland who I am a big fan of. Randy Rarick because he has been a great mentor of mine for a lifetime & has been in the surf industry since the beginning & always gives me sound advice.

I s it the surfer, the board, or the wave? All are equal in my eyes, also using my NVS fins is the 4th component. The fins come with my templates & in my opinion, they are the best fins on the market & come with every one of my Surftech models. All 4 of these flow together to become one.

“ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND IMPECCABLE QUALITY”

Tamago

2+1-FIN OPTION/ ROUNDED PIN TAIL

A one board quiver. The “Tamago”, or Egg shaped midlength, allows for both casual cruising and performance surfing depending on the surfer and the conditions. A “user-friendly” surfboard and wave magnet that handles a multitude of conditions with ease and makes surfing fun again. Due to the fullness of the outline the Tamago catches waves easy and gets you in early. The rounded pintail design gives the board holding power when you need it. The combination of the outline, rocker, bottom configuration, and overall balanced foil make this a versatile model that works equally well in both beach breaks and lined up point waves. A great addition to any quiver for maximizing your wave count and fun factor.

Surftech’s version of a standard EPS and epoxy surfboard construction. A closed cell EPS core containing a wood stringer is layered with E-glass and biax glass for a light weight performance board with a lively feel. All Fusion HD boards are hand finished.

FUSED CELL EPS CORE

// Closed-cell EPS core provides more response + flotation

CLEAR HD-EPOXY RESIN

// Epoxy resin system with high thermo-mechanical performances

HIGH-QUALITY E-GLASS FIBERGLASS

// E-glass has the highest strength-to-weight ratio available

FULL BIAX DECK PATCH (45° / -45°)

// The Biax fiberglass distributes power + protects from dings

WOOD STRINGER

// Distributes power + adds pop + adds break strength

FUTURES FIN BOXES

// Takes just seconds to insert and remove the fins

HAND-FINISHED

// Machine-shaped, hand-laminated, and hand-finishe d

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