Shaper Interview with Adam Baldwin
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01/26/23 • 124 min
In this episode we speak with Adam Baldwin of Reclaim Surf.
Adam is based on the Sunshine coast, Australia and very passionate about sustainable surfboards. In the beginning, he would recycle dis-guarded building materials and other items to create all types of surf craft.
A health scare prompted him to re evaluate what his priorities are he chose to take time out from his full time teaching career and dive deeper into his passion for building surfboards.
The boards he makes are heavily focused on a more environmentally friendly option with minimum use of toxic chemicals. Many shapers specialise in the sculpture of various foams but Adam is taking a different path, using EPS foam cores, paulownia veneers and cork.
The surfboard myth we tackle in this episode is ECO surfboards and some of the 'Green washing' in the surfboard market. We also discuss the framework created by Sustainable Surf and what improvements we think they could introduce to their program.
Check out the stories on our Instagram home page for photos to accompany each episode.
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In this episode we speak with Adam Baldwin of Reclaim Surf.
Adam is based on the Sunshine coast, Australia and very passionate about sustainable surfboards. In the beginning, he would recycle dis-guarded building materials and other items to create all types of surf craft.
A health scare prompted him to re evaluate what his priorities are he chose to take time out from his full time teaching career and dive deeper into his passion for building surfboards.
The boards he makes are heavily focused on a more environmentally friendly option with minimum use of toxic chemicals. Many shapers specialise in the sculpture of various foams but Adam is taking a different path, using EPS foam cores, paulownia veneers and cork.
The surfboard myth we tackle in this episode is ECO surfboards and some of the 'Green washing' in the surfboard market. We also discuss the framework created by Sustainable Surf and what improvements we think they could introduce to their program.
Check out the stories on our Instagram home page for photos to accompany each episode.
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We hope you enjoyed our conversation. Be sure to rate and review our podcast as well as subscribe.
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The Manufacturer's Cup
In 2023, The Dust Up Podcast is launching the first ever Manufacturer's Cup in surfing.
We aim to celebrate the surfboard craftsmen shaping boards for the world's elite surfers. Each event we will attribute points to the shaper based on the success their team rider has, for example 17th place = 0 points and 1st place = 12 points. These point will be accrued throughout the year and the shaper with the most point at the end of the year will be deemed the winner!
In addition we will breakdown as many statistics about equipment as we can find. The most success full region of shapers, the most successful team rider per shaper and lots more.
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In this episode we look back on the first three WSL competitions including the Billabong Pipeline Pro, Hurley Pro Sunset Beach and MEO pro Portugal.
We introduce a new member to The Dust Up family, Christian 'Priddo' Pritchett is a lover of competitive surfing, shres the head judging role at Surfing Vic and long time travel partner searching for waves.
We break down the results from each comp as well as introduce a new 'Points Per Surfer' ranking system which doesn't discriminate based on the number of team riders per shaper.
We share some insights and celebrate the craftsmen making the world's best surfers boards.
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