Surf Photography

Ben Aipa’s surfboards are cool

I was just randomly looking through some files for a picture to post, and came across these cool shots of Legend Hawaiian surfer and surfboard shaper; Ben Aipa. Ben’s a long time friend of my wife and I and a really nice guy. It is said that it was actually one of Ben’s shapes that Mark Richard crafted his first twin-fin from. For those of you who aren’t up on surf history, Mark went on to totally dominate the sport of surfing with 4 consecutive world titles. I would not have thought that his record of 4 titles would have been beat, but here we are some 20 something years on and Kelly Slater has 9 of them. Wow!
Everyone I know who’s had a board shaped by Ben has been totally stoked on them, so if you want one, just get in touch with Ben by calling him at (1) 808-391 3903, right here in Hawaii or fire an email at him to: aipahawaii@mac.com

Aloha

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