Haitian Shapers? ·12·24·08

December 24, 2008 by admin

Was driving through Cap Haitian, in northern Haiti, when I saw my first Haitian surfboard shaper…There was something about the way this guy was looking at the wooden planks that just screamed “I’m going to shape some Haitian Alaias”. He grabbed the four boards as I snapped the photo and is probably in his shaping room right now, contemplating the finer points of contour, rocker and speed.