Surfboards, Paddleboards, Mind Games with Nick Franco

02/26/21 • 69 min

Dropping In Surf Show, featuring Nick Franco, creator of Shearwater Paddleboards and Surfboards. Nick is a surfer, competitive paddler, father, surfboard shaper, and prone paddleboard shaper. Jim and Rob sit down with Nick to talk bottom contours, styles of boards to ride in various conditions, how he got started shaping and why, paddleboard prototype testing stories, distance racing psychology, controlling the mind when suffering in a race, placing as the top American in one of the hardest races in the world, paddleboarding over sharks and whales, balancing being a dad with work and play, personalized approach to working with surfers/paddlers, manufacturing process, and more. Jim and Nick go way back, growing up as groms together so it’s fun to watch them banter back and forth like brothers. Sit back and enjoy!

For more on Nick and his surfboards, visit https://www.shearwaterpaddleboards.com/

Watch the video of this episode at https://www.surfingpaddling.com/dropping-in-surf-show

For more on Nick and his surfboards, visit https://www.shearwaterpaddleboards.com/

Watch the video of this episode at https://www.surfingpaddling.com/dropping-in-surf-show

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