Shortboard
La Gravière
€720
5'10" · 28.5 L · PU, thruster
Bastien Darrigade
Born in Capbreton, shaping in Hossegor since 2009, surfs before opening most days
"I glassed boards for other people for four years before anyone let me near a planer."
I grew up two streets from the Capbreton jetty. My uncle had a ding repair corner in his garage and I swept it for pocket money, then I sanded, then I glassed.
In 2009 I rented the end unit in Pédebert. It had a roller door, one window and a concrete floor that still has my first rocker template scratched into it.
I shape for the beaches I can see from the car park. Boards for La Gravière when it's heavy, and for the soft days that are most of the summer.
If you buy one, I'll probably see you in the water. Tell me how it goes. Half of what I change on a model comes from people stopping me on the sand.
Mornings before the door goes up
His own quiver this winter
The 5'10" for the mornings La Gravière holds, and the 7'6" single for everything else. Both are the same models that hang on the rack.
Mid-length
Lac Single
€920
7'6" · 54 L · PU, single fin
Ask him about a board
Your height, weight, the beach and what you ride now. He answers himself, often from the car park.
