clay bennett handmade surfboards: March 2011

Clay Bennett Handmade Surfboards

This blog is here to introduce you to the surfboards I make & myself ,my views,thoughts,projects and surfing.
First off I AM NOT AN AVID INTERNET TYPE GUY so post probably won't be daily . I work with my hands and eyes all day so sitting in front of a computor is tiring to me. I love building surfboards and I am basically a workaholic (don't want to be). I have surfed all my life and worked as a pro surfer/teamrider,sales rep, surf shop mgr/salesman, sander/ding guy, laminator,polisher, and of course a shaper/designer. I have been active in one phase or another since 1968 and still love it .
Pics of boards will be forth coming as will surf pics and other assorted strange stuff.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Spring 2011---Happennings

Spring is finally here and the water is warming up ( broke the 60 degree mark this week) so it is especially surftime--w/plenty of small glassy days --perfect for your favorite tool --whether thats a super clean resin decked out 10'6" or a wide max float fish or just your normal fatboy tri fin for small waves---the options are limitless > So NEW to the Bennett bds line-up are The Chris Lind Model 20 inch nose tight square tailed 2+1 mega rockered longbd, Reintroduced the Merkel Model Noserider & HP Fish--Weston's (CAptian Retro) favorite tools, and the all new Sandpipers(Piper Austin) these are everyday tri fins ,ultra light and created for the next step in small wave progressive surfing--to verify check out Piper's surfing and watch Her grow!
Whatever your tool choice I'm probably making them --check them out!