Meet The Owner...

            

           .                     Throughout my childhood, I was always fascinated with the ocean. My dad put myself and my brothers in the Jr. Lifeguard program in Huntington Beach Ca. It was at that moment I knew that I wanted to be at the beach everyday.  There's something really therapeutic about being in mother nature, especially at  the beach. Feeling the energy of the waves, the smell of the ocean air, and learning how to swim when the waves are pumping .There were times when I would just sit and watch the waves come in and think to myself, I wonder if I could Surf. Well, one summer the waves were so flat, I didn't have my fins, and the Black Ball was up. So I did what I saw the other kids doing, and that was stand up Body Boarding. From that point on I bought my first surfboard and never looked back!

             So how did I get into shaping? Well it's a funny story. In my early 20's I was a sponsored AM snowboarder, competing and living in Bear Mountain. One year I got injured and never fully regained confidence to continue competing. Fast track into my late 30's. I was riding Bear and over shot a jump and broke my leg pretty bad. 

            It took about a year to fully recover, I wasn't working and had a lot of free time, so i started shaping back in 2016.  I tried going back to school to change careers and that didn't work. So I then realized I needed to be closer to my daughter. Her mom moved her to Idaho and I knew I had to go. To make a long story short. Boise has a huge surfing community and I knew that I wanted to be involved somehow. So I started shaping again and Foundation Surfboards was formed in 2023. There's something about hand shaping that I really enjoy. We make all of our boards right here in Boise Idaho. Each board is hand crafted from the best materials we can find. The materials are sourced to make a product that's just as comparable to something you'll find in today's market. We see the pure happiness and joy by what we have made, and that  is beyond words. That's why I love shaping. I'm creating and sharing my love and passion for surfing with other's. Thank you so much for reading this, words cannot express how thankful and grateful I am you're here. Keep shredding, stay stoked, and just live. Mahalo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

( Foundation Surfboards Owner, Creator, and Shaper )

Sean Fitzpatrick