Lyndon Read Surfboards

Agave, the plant, famously known for tequila. It is used as a fibre, in construction and medically.

In this story we are using it as surf craft.

In June 2023 Dan & Tal from were visiting the KZN coastline. They added to their luggage a considered amount of agave blanks that they make in Kenya. We (, , ) each got a blank.

Mikko is the first to finish his board. He wanted a 5’10” fish which I shaped. He then flew with the shaped blank to Germany where he and his daughter did the artwork on the board before glassing.

This one of the many projects from the father daughter duo:

Dum Fish
5’10”
Quad fin
Agave blank/ 
PU Glassing/ .mosh_surfboards
Accessorises/

- Umdumbi, Transkei - May 2018

- Umdumbi, Transkei - April 2018

- African Soul Surfer, Muizenberg, Cape Town - April 2018

One of my boards came back home. A retro beauty. Although snapped.

I was asked to make a replica. I did. All is well again.

gun-like longboard for those bigger winter days.

Fingers crossed she doesn’t snap this one.

Glassing high fives to .mosh_surfboards

I love this shape - pig… and I love fabric inlays!
asked me to shape him a board and glass this fabric into the board. The cloth came from his wife who is a sangoma. It represents the water spirit.

A new crouching style longboard for

9’1” x 20” x 2” 3/4

hand shape.
laminate.
sleep.
repeat.

always squeeze in a surf.

A smaller board for

6’8” x 20” x 2” 3/4

Epoxy.
H**p cloth.
Stretched out FISH.
Single winger.
Tail-blocks.
5-Fin setup.

Artwork painted by Tracy-Lee onto h**p.

Shaped and glassed by yours truly.

Logs for woman who surf -

9’2”, single fin.

Always finished with a protective wooden tail block.