Balsa surfboards are not only beautiful pieces of surf history; they are one of the most ecological methods of surfboard manufacturing. Balsa wood grows up to 12" in diameter in 3-5 years and by the time it is 9 years old, the tree is ready for harvest.
The highly renewable resource that balsa wood provides gives people of regions near biodiversity jungles in Central and South America more means to make a living, without destroying the nearby resources of the rainforests. Moreover, balsa surfboards are 15-20 times stronger than foam boards. Virtually indestructible in paddle in waves, yet beautiful enough to hang on your mantel piece as art work.
The Balsa used to make Stinkyfish boards is plantation grown on the slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes, home of the best balsa wood in the world which is of the highest grade balsa, which is then kiln dried to remove moisture content safely with out leaving cracks or defects. The lightest of this top grade balsa wood is then selected for blanks and boards.
The blanks used to make these pieces of art where purchased through Logcabins Surfboards and without the help of Aaron and his team in getting the Blanks to the UK undamaged and on time I would not be able to offer these beautiful boards to the public. It is my intension only to offer a handful of these boards each year due to the complexity and time it takes to make them I only intend to produce 5 or 6 of these annually and I am currently working on 2 x 10 footers and another 9’6” balsa board.
