The Boardroom International Surfboard Show - with Bob McTavish

Eight shapers will compete in man-on-man round robin heats and will replicate some of McTavish’s greatest designs. This year’s shapers include defending champion Michael Arenal and the East Coast Surf Expo Shape-Off champion Jordan Brazie. McTavish selected the remaining six shapers.

“These shape-offs can get competitive, no doubt,” said Scott Bass, Executive Director of The Boardroom. “At the end of the day this entire show is about highlighting the designers, shapers, laminators, sanders and artists who build our boards, our sacred crafts. Honoring iconic shapers like Bob McTavish through this competition is one way of doing that.”

The winning shaper will receive $2K and their name added to the Mike Marshall Perpetual Trophy. The second place shaper receives $500.

“I am stoked to be the Boardroom’s 2024 Icon of Foam Honoree,” said McTavish. “It’ll be fun to be back in the States (if I can get back in after my 1963 Stowaway history), and I look forward to seeing everyone in October as we lift up the surfboard building industry and share some great yarns and concepts from my sixty-two years of loving the game—yehaww!” — Bob

The Boardroom International Surfboard Show presented by US Blanks

October 12 & 13 - Del Mar

PREVIOUS ICONS OF FOAM HONOREES

2007 – MIKE DIFFENDERFER, Del Mar - Ricky Carroll

2008 – BILL CASTER, Del Mar - Ricky Carroll

2009 – JOHN BRADBURY, Ventura - Marc Andreini

2009 – DICK BREWER, Del Mar - Pat Rawson

2010 – RENNY YATER, Ventura - Wayne Rich

2010 – SIMON ANDERSON, San Diego - Matt Biolos

2011 – DOUG HAUT, Santa Cruz - Ward Coffey

2011 – CARL EKSTROM, Del Mar - Wayne Rich

2012 – MARK RICHARDS, Del Mar - Ricky Carroll

2013 – RICH PRICE, Oorlando Fl. - Stu Kenson

2013 – TERRY MARTIN, Costa Mesa - Matt Calvani

2014 – BEN AIPA – Del Mar - Roger Hinds

2015 – RUSTY PREISENDORFER, Del Mar - Roger Hinds

2016 – GERRY LOPEZ, Del Mar - Ryan Lovelace

2016 – JOHN MEL, Santa Cruz - Nick Palandrani

2017 – AL MERRICK, Del Mar - Rex Marechal

2018 – MARC ANDREINI, Del Mar - Travis Reynolds

2019- WAYNE LYNCH, Del Mar - Ryan Burch

2019 –  YU YOSHINORI UEDA - Japan

2020 – Covid

2021 – PAT RAWSON, Del Mar - Ryan Burch

2022 – TIMMY PATTERSON, Del Mar - Rick Rock

2023 – BING COPELAND, Del Mar - Michael Arenal

2024 – BOB MCTAVISH, Del Mar - tbd