Andreini Surfboards

Among the more exciting attributes of surfboard design is its newness. Although up for debate, it’s commonly decided that stand-up wave riding was introduced just over a century ago. While modern board building, with the modern materials of fiberglass and polyester, only began taking form at mid-century. As such, the architects of modern surfing are not stowed away in the termite-laden recesses of private archives, but instead, living amongst us. Some of them, even–still riding waves and taking custom orders. Among those pioneering figures is Marc Andreini. He’s been working on surfboards since 1962. By the mid 1970s, he was shaping alongside his idol, eventual business partner, and original Rincon point rider, Renny Yater. His emergence was at a period when materials were quickly transitioning and when board builders were largely self-taught. His life, then, subsumed by the possibilities of design–his work categorized by an ethic of expression and constant experimentation. Sixty-three years since his introduction to surfboard building, Andreini admits that not much has changed—“I still lay in bed every single night and I dream about surfing and boards, and what board I want to work on next, what it will look like or what kind of waves it will ride.” 

For a look at the Andreini boards available on our racks click here. 

For an in-depth interview with Marc Andrieni by Chelsea Burcz click here. 

For more information please email  surfboards@pilgrimsurfsupply.com
or give us a call at  (718) 218-7456.