Learn more about Ventana custom wooden surfboards.

This sleek, hollow-framed, wooden surfboard pays homage to an original Lightning Bolt shape created by Jack Shipley and Gerry Lopez.

The top deck is made from a salvaged, redwood hot tub found in Aptos, California. The scalloped lines are made for maple offcuts from Thamer Design & Woodworking in Santa Cruz, California.

The bottom deck is made from salvaged claro walnut from Mission Bell Reclaimed in Morgan Hill, California along with wenge offcuts from Thamer Design & Woodwork and sapele from a local cabinet shop.

The glassed-on single fin is made of flame maple with a padauk core, both from Santa Cruz Guitar Company offcuts.

The inlayed wooden stars in the fin were crafted by our collaboration partner Paul Jasper of Copper Pig Fine Woodworking in Framingham, Massachusetts. Paul used wood from the Ventana Upcycle Partner Program to create the stars. The red colored Doug fir is from the hull of the Western Flyer, considered by many to be the most famous fishing boat in the world. John Steinbeck, Ed "Doc" Ricketts and crew sailed this 77-foot sardine boat into the Sea of Cortez in Baja California, Mexico in 1940. The following year, Steinbeck published his book, The Log from the Sea of Cortez about the adventure. Learn more about this amazing boat and Ventana's use of its wood. The lighter wood is from the floorboards of the historic cooperage building on the campus of UC Santa Cruz. The cooperage was used to make barrels for limestone during the California Gold Rush in the 1800s. The darkest wood is ebony from Santa Cruz Guitar Company fret board offcuts. Martijn filled the gaps between the stars and the fin with a brass using a secret Ventana process.

The vent plug and leash cup are made of flame maple from Santa Cruz Guitar Company offcuts.

The rails are made of cork which is more resistant to dings. The cork is painted with brass-colored paint for a bold, shining effect. There are two sheets of Aerialite 4-ounce fiberglass on top and one on bottom. The epoxy is Entropy Super Sap 100 bio-resin which is up to 40% tree sap and is very strong and light.

As with all Ventana Surfboards, the interior is glassed and sealed, as well.

This board is hollow, lightweight and will ride as great as it looks. Given the uniqueness of each side, it's two art pieces in one.

Made in Santa Cruz, California by master craftsman Martijn Stiphout.

Includes an aluminum, museum-quality 4"x6" display sign and a handmade bag by Sagebrush Board Bags created using coffee bean sacks and unique, remnant fabrics.

Dimensions: 7'2" x 19.75" x 2.625"

Approx. 14 pounds 

All Ventana Surfboards are ECOBOARD Project Gold Level Verified by SustainableSurf.org!