The Best Souvenir on the Gold Coast?

words by ben stephens

Buying souvenirs for friends and family when on holiday is an act of selflessness that comes unmatched.

You’re on a break from your normal life, yet there you are, hunting out the best teaspoon that captures the feel of the far off land that you have travelled to.

You could have sent just a postcard or posted a ‘wish you were here’ gram, but no, there you are paying cash money for a teatowel with local values.

When you’re next on the Gold Coast, escaping reality and you find yourself inclined to pick up the best souvenir for those at home, look no further.

Far from a teaspoon/towel/infuser, this little piece of the coast will see your blood, sweat and possible tears put in to produce this little keepsake.

Let me introduce you to Surfboard Shapers Workshop.

This memento for your loved ones pays back two fold. Not only are you hand crafting a piece of the Gold Coat for your nearest and dearest, you are also up-skilling and learning the tricks of the trade from the best in the business!

Richard, who grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney in the 50s/60s will take you through five, 2-hour sessions that will teach you everything about surfboard shaping. From materials to thickness and overall design; the guy knows it all when it coms to crafting a sweet stick.

As you finish off your little piece of handy work, you’ll no doubt begin to realise that you want this all to yourself… and that’s okay, after all, it’s a fine piece of craft you have there.

For the folks back home, just post a sweet gram of you and your new whip out at Snapper Rocks getting a little time behind the green screen, they’ll understand… surely.