20. The Pepino Model: Designing My Favorite Summer Board Ever (with Good Thanks Surf)

<p>Order your own Pepino surfboard in FlexFrame via: <a href="https://goodthankssurf.com/products/pepino" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://goodthankssurf.com/products/pepino</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Anti and Jurjen, the team behind &quot;Good Thanks Surf&quot;. Shaping flexframe boards in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. A new technology bringing 50% less toxic surfboards to the market. Being surfed and loved by legends like Stephanie Gilmore, Tom Curren and many more.</p><p>Pepijn: &quot;This is genuinely my favorite summer wave surfboard. This board is good for lower intermediate surfers who want their hardtop to turn easier. Or for advanced surfers who want more drive in their surfing but not lose the maneuverability of their board.&quot;</p><p>(00:00) Intro: why Pepijn was hesitant about a board collaboration</p><p>(01:40) The origin of Good Thanks Surf: two engineering students who couldn&#39;t afford boards</p><p>(03:30) First boards: a 6&#39;6 diamond tail single fin and a narrow mini Simmons that looked like a tombstone</p><p>(07:30) What shaping your own boards teaches you that you can&#39;t learn any other way(10:30) Learning from mistakes: the yellow board that took over a year to figure out</p><p>(13:00) Shaping as a relationship between maker and material</p><p>(16:00) The decision to turn Good Thanks Surf into a real business</p><p>(18:40) The Australia chapter: learning from professional shapers and glassing 100+ boards</p><p>(22:00) Starting the company properly in Rotterdam: April 2023</p><p>(24:30) Why surfboard construction hasn&#39;t changed in 70 years (and the car industry comparison)</p><p>(27:00) The problem with &quot;eco&quot; boards: wooden boards are too heavy, bio-epoxy is just one part of the puzzle</p><p>(29:30) The discovery of Verdure/FlexFrame: a New Zealand inventor who rebuilt surfboard construction from zero</p><p>(35:00) What FlexFrame actually is: paulownia rails, hemp laminate, bio-resin, cork deck explained</p><p>(40:00) How the cork deck works and why it&#39;s more durable than traditional glassing</p><p>(45:00) The weight and flex difference: why FlexFrame performs like traditional construction</p><p>(53:00) CNC shaping vs hand shaping: the engineering approach to consistency</p><p>(57:00) Jacob Burke&#39;s A vs B test: same shape in two constructions on heavy waves</p><p>(01:01:00) Why the FlexFrame board would have survived 3 wipeouts that would break a traditional board</p><p>(01:05:00) T