Surfboard builder Donald Brink is in the midst of a six-part podcast series called Creative Kin.

This week he's speaking with Santa Cruz board builder and artist Travis Reynolds.

I kind of like the idea of maybe my kids finding one of my boards at a yard sale in 50 years

or anybody finding one of my boards at a yard sale in you know, in 50 years, or anybody finding one of my boards

at a yard sale in 50 years, and it being like a score, like, this guy has a reputation for

having a board that's going to last a long time, works really well.

Donald's podcast is called Swell with My Soul, and you can find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you

are listening to this podcast.

Welcome back to Surf Splendor. I'm David Scales. Last week I mentioned that we'll be giving away a surfboard on May 1st. We do this as a thank

you to those who donate to the show. All donors in the month of April will be entered to win,

and the winner will only be

responsible for any shipping costs incurred. The board will be made to your custom specs by Jeff

Timpony in his Maui Leaf Light construction. It's a construction that starts with a solar made foam

or recycled foam, your choice, shaped and laminated with hempcloth

and bio-based resin, thereby generating less environmental impact than traditional board building

materials. This is the third April in a row that we've actually done this and it's to honor

Earth Day, which lands on April 22nd this

year. I've been writing one of these boards for the past year and a half and had a really memorable

session on it last month at Honolet Bay, Trading Waves with today's podcast guest, Mark Sousen.

I've been writing a 5-8 pill model, kind of an all-rounder,

but built for Hawaiian Surf. The model that Jeff will build for you is actually a channel

bottomed bat tail called The Nub. The gentleman ordered a board, and he wanted kind of a, he

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