I started DaveySKY Surfboards because I’m a total gearhead about all the gear I use - for surfing, snowboarding, splitboarding, fly fishing, guitar, etc - and whenever I’m purchasing a new piece of gear I do extensive researching to find what will truly give me the very best experience & performance, the most enrichment & enjoyment, and be something I’m proud to own & support.
After years of struggling to find that gear in surfing for myself, I felt there was an opportunity & a need to create surfboards to the extremely high standards I hold for all of my own gear. And I continue to hold those impeccable standards for every single one of my boards & customers. Beyond just building surfboards, I'm here to be an open & honest resource for surfers of all abilities to educate themselves to make an informed decision on their board purchases to create the best & most enjoyable surfing possible. I hope you’re as proud to own my boards as I am to own them & build them for you.
I am a start to finish custom surfboard builder, meaning that I build every single one of my boards in their entirety from start to finish myself in my humble shop in Manasquan, Monmouth County, New Jersey. From designing to shaping to glassing to colorwork to sanding; every single board since I founded DaveySKY Surfboards in 2012. I am obsessed with perfection and working solo enables me the full control and intimate familiarity not only with every single board, but every single step of the process in its entirety along the way. That process doesn’t start with your board though, it starts with you.
You and me, to be exact. I am dedicated to custom surfboards made to order. Your custom surfboard starts with a conversation directly with me, the person designing and building your surfboard in its entirety, to answer every question you have along the way and so I can make educated, personalized and dedicated recommendations for your boards and help educate you on surfboard design and construction along the way. That is a very important and core component of my process and something I do with each and every one of my customers for every single board.
As the surfboard industry as almost a whole continues to grow bigger and wider, I choose to grow smaller; more focused and refined. My goal day in and day out is to build the best surfboards your hard earned money can buy, from the best quality materials chosen, to the meticulous construction methods, to refined shape designs, beautiful aesthetics and unmatched customer experience in and out of the water.
Everything on this website, every conversation we have is designed to put you on the best surfboard possible. The foundation of DaveySKY Surfboards is honesty, longevity, trust, quality and mutual respect. I am not here to make the most surfboards, I am here to make not only the best surfboards, but specially the best surfboards for YOU individually. I promise to do everything in my knowledge, experience and power to deliver that for you.
And that goes the same for surfers of all abilities. I am equally excited & interested in building surfboards for beginner surfers as I am a expert surfers, and everyone in-between. It doesn't matter to me how skilled you are or how long you've been surfing - all I care about is getting you on the absolutely best & most personalized surfboards possible. Everyone is welcome & gets the same level of attention & respect from me.
Thank you for visiting, reading & considering ordering a surfboard from me. Don’t hesitate to reach out with any and all questions, I’m here to help!
Stay stoked & have a rad day...
-Davey
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My promises & guarantees to you & every one of my customers:
• To this day, since inception in 2012, I have built every single board start to finish myself. That continues and I ensure you that your surfboard will be built in its entirety by me. That is becoming rareified air in the surfboard industry, and while not everyone cares about that, it's very special to and highly valued by my customers & I.
• Premium quality will always be my primary focus for each of the many steps while building your surfboards. From design, to shape, to glassing, to colorwork, to finish: I will never choose a method for any step that is faster or easier if it reduces quality, even by a micron. Any & all material choices for your board will always be best-in-class as well.
• Hand-in-hand with premium quality is an eco-conscious approach. While I wish there has been more advancement in eco-friendly composites & materials, the truly functional ones are quite limited in my opinion - meaning that most of the more eco-friendly materials net a lower-lifespan product and/or lower performance product. So - while I do incorporate some eco-friendly materials such a 100% solar-made-in-the-USA foam blanks, partially plant-based resin systems & chemical/solvent-reduced fiberglass - I am only choosing those products if they also are best-in-class. One of the most eco-friendly products humans can create are ones that stay in use & out of the landfills for the longest period of time. That is my encompassing approach to building eco-conscious surfboards. I am always looking out for & testing new eco-friendly products and am willing (and anxious) to incorporate them whenever they do check all the boxes.
• I will always build boards in small batches that enable me to maintain said quality. While I do stress about lead times & am always striving to get your boards completed & in yours hands as efficiently as possible, I will always create a production schedule for myself that enables my full focus & attention to each & every board. Quality & attention to detail will always be prioritized for you.
• Pricing will be consistent year-round with no need to ever feel like you're paying more than the true value of purchasing a board from me by not buying during a "sale". I don't ever run any sales, discounts or promotions on custom or new surfboards because they are fairly & appropriately priced from the start. While my pricing tends to be on the higher end of the spectrum, I do my best to keep the prices as fair & accessible as possible and the dollar-value is incredibly high for the quality of product & personal experience.
• New or updated shapes/board models will only be released when there is a true unique purpose or performance advantage, respectively. I perform "rolling updates" to my existing board models, meaning that any incremental improvements are done over time, without marketing a minor update or improvement as the "new version" or changing the tail shape and giving the board a new model name. That's largely mere marketing tactics you see industry-wide to promote more board sales. If & when I do announce/release a new or updated shape, there is a true purpose for it that hasn't existed in the current model lineup.
That said, if you are ever interested in what updates/improvements have been made to any board model(s) you already own, I keep a changelog of all updates and am happy to share specifically what change(s) have been made since you received your board and what performance advantage(s) have been enhanced, if any.
• Lastly, my commitment is to YOU and your surfing as my customer, not just purely transactional for a surfboard. The whole reason I started doing this was to genuinely improve fellow surfers' experiences in the water. So if you're willing to invest in a board from me, I'm willing to invest my time & best efforts to ensuring we truly put the best surfboard(s) possible under your feet - and I'm always here to answer questions before, during, or after you order & receive a board from me.
-Davey
