Mère-Made Surfboards: board#046: single for "Victoria"

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

board#046: single for "Victoria"

she decided it was her board! Fine!

Dimensions: 5'0
[Completed in April 2014]

The story: one day I messed-up a blank. I was aiming for a 5'7 and for some reasons I still have not figured out I cut the blank at 5'0… I kept that failed outline in the corner of my shaping room with hope that one day I can recycle the foam into something useful. I had it around for months when my friend Rudy looked at it and declared it would be a fun single fin board. So be it! I put the messed-up blank back on the stand and shaped it into a retro single.

The shape: because I never done a single fin shape before, I went to nearby surf shop to study. I came back and had...fun! No pressure as this was nobody's board, for occasional surfing, more like a gadget board. I signed it "for Vincent & Rudy" because they were both pushing for me to shape it like a "performance-single-to-throw-airs". Therefore I followed their vision and carved a deep single concave instead of the traditional V bottom. However the concave gradually transitions to a little belly on the nose in order to give it a retro vibe!

The artwork: I could not resist to paint this cute little thing with girly colors. It was definitely a "she". My inspiration was the VS stripes (again! I know…) and the french marshmallow I loved in my childhood. When I was done with the paint job, my daughter came to look at it and gasped "you made a board for me mommy????!!!!!!"… I melted and said "….yes!" because she can't read the names on the signature yet… Until that day Vincent & Rudy have to ask her permission to ride "her" board. Anyway I will probably change the signature for her name as this board reflects her personnality so well : cute and fun!

Testimonial: my daughter "surfed" it once, of course. I knew that would happen :) The boys play with it from time to time. But definitely an eye catcher as people stop us to comment on this board (and sometime try it!).