History
I grew up surfing California's point breaks & after high school I spent some years on the road traveling; surfing all over Australia, South Africa, Hawaii & Mexico. Shaping grew out of my love for surfing. No matter where I happened to be, I would find my way to the back woods shaping rooms hanging out & seeing all about boards & what makes 'em tick. I shaped my first boards in a shed in my grampa's back yard in 1991 & shortly after got my first job at McCrystal Surfboards in Oxnard, CA. I started my own label on the side & was offered a job shaping for Lost Surfboards in '94. Working on different design ideas with Matt Biolos & shaping boards for tour & team riders helped to hone my design & shaping skills. After awhile my heart longed for the open country & long points of Ventura, & the vision of a state-of-the-art board operation there. I opened the doors of the factory in 2000 & am dedicated to building boards that move ever forward with the changing face of performance surfing.
Specialties
Please call ahead if you'd like to visit our showroom. Since we are a factory, the showroom is often closed unless we know you're coming. What we get stoked on here at Proctor Surfboards is building relationships...making the board that's right for you. No pop-outs. No outsourcing. No marketing team. What you see is who we are. Every surfboard has a story. Every surfer has a story. Shaping custom surfboards for 25 years... Todd's story. Daily interaction, innovation, and inspiration. No compromise on quality. Not making a scene, making a difference. Remember - the best surfers in the world are the ones having the most fun! It's your board . . . talk to the shaper.