About Toots
Home Town: Waikiki, Hawaii
Whats your favorite playlist/music you listen to while shaping? My mood mostly calls for classical and opera music. When I’m sanding boards, I listen to Cumbia music.
How long have you been surfing? 27 years
Goofy or regular? Regular
How long have you been shaping surfboards? About 11 years, but more regularly for the last 5 years.
Favorite Legacy Surfer/most influential surfer: Drew Harrison
What inspires you? Innovative designs. Creation and experimenting. I love when things come together the way I had envisioned.
What are your favorite places to surf in the world: Home break- Queens
Best sushi spot in Honolulu? Genki. It’s cheap and it’s good.
Dream Surf destination: Maldives
What gets you out of bed in the morning? Work
What are you best at, shaping or surfing? Neither. But when I’m surfing, I want to shape…and when I’m shaping, I want to surf.
Worst wipe out: I think it was at Haleiwa when I lost my board and got stuck in the toilet bowl.
Other Sponsorships: Birdwell and Toots Surfboards.
Photo Creds:
Surfing: @nationalcitysurf
Profile: @julien.roubinet