About
Find the Universe within.
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Boards hand built in Orange County, Ca.
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Boards hand built in Orange County, Ca.
Ben Soto
United States of America
PERSONAL STORY:
I've got the surfer's dream life, born and raised in Orange County California, an easy drive down surface streets to the closest sparkling shores. Surfing had always been a part of my life, I can't even remember when but the endless summer was the theme of my life. That classic theme playing subconsciously in my mind. It sounds perfect, but one little thing. I'm transgender, so my path along the ocean's edge took a bit of a turn and I drifted away from the salty air and rolling waves, but as all things happen when they need I slowly found my way back to those soft sands. Here I am, almost 30 years since my last endless summer on warm winds, diving deeply into a love that I left so long ago.
I love surfing, and you can't love surfing without surfboards. I build boards to bring people joy, to help their minds release the stresses of everyday life as they slip over the falls of foam and into the arms of joyous love.
Find the universe within.
I love surfing, and you can't love surfing without surfboards. I build boards to bring people joy, to help their minds release the stresses of everyday life as they slip over the falls of foam and into the arms of joyous love.
Find the universe within.
AGE:
43
STARTED SURFING:
2014
STARTED SHAPING:
2020
FULL TIME SHAPER?:
Yes
SHAPING INSPIRATION:
God inspired me
BOARDS SHAPED:
>20 & <100
SHAPING STYLE:
All my boards are 100% hand shaped
DOES OWN GLASSING?:
Yes
FAVORITE MATERIAL:
PU
NATIONALITY:
United States of America