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