Icons of Foam
Although it is organized as a competition, and its heart the Icons of Foam Shape-Off is a tribute to exceptional shapers who practice this sacred craft.
LEGENDARY SHAPER
MAURICE COLE
2026 Icon of Foam Honoree
Shape-off Competitors
- TBD.
ICONIC SHAPER MAURICE COLE COMING TO DEL MAR
A surfer, a designer and a shaper.
As a shaper, nothing beats feedback that someone has just had a magical experience on a board you’ve created for them. This spurs me on to design surfboards that go faster, carve harder and showcase a continual evolution of performance virtues. Along the way, I’ve been pushing the boundaries of high-speed tow surfing, have worked closely with the world’s best surfers to feed their information back into the design process and have constantly strived to develop manufacturing credentials that are both sustainable and world’s best practice.
I’ve been tremendously fortunate to be a surfer and a surfboard designer at a fascinating time in the history of this unique pastime. Over the last half century, I’ve had a wealth of experiences that have influenced innumerable shapes, ideas and visions and am proud to be able to share all this with the next generation of surfboard craftsmen.
I look forward to seeing everyone in Del Mar as we celebrate surfboards and the surfboard making crew! — MC
NOTE: Maurice Cole will be the Boardroom’s 25th honoree.
PREVIOUS ICONS OF FOAM HONOREES
2007 – MIKE DIFFENDERFER
2008 – BILL CASTER
2009 – JOHN BRADBURY, VENTURA
2009 – DICK BREWER, DEL MAR
2010 – RENNY YATER, VENTURA
2010 – SIMON ANDERSON, SAN DIEGO
2011 – DOUG HAUT, SANTA CRUZ
2011 – CARL EKSTROM, DEL MAR
2012 – MARK RICHARDS, DEL MAR
2013 – RICH PRICE, ORLANDO
2013 – TERRY MARTIN, COSTA MESA
2014 – BEN AIPA – DEL MAR
2015 – RUSTY PREISENDORFER, DEL MAR
2016 – GERRY LOPEZ, DEL MAR
2016 – JOHN MEL, SANTA CRUZ
2017 – AL MERRICK, DEL MAR
2018 – MARC ANDREINI, DEL MAR
2019- WAYNE LYNCH, DEL MAR
2019 – JAPAN
2020 – COVID
2021 – PAT RAWSON, DEL MAR
2022 – TIMMY PATTERSON, DEL MAR
2023 – BING COPELAND, DEL MAR
2024 – BOB MCTAVISH, DEL MAR
2025 – ERIC ARAKAWA, DEL MAR