I made my first trip to Soul surfboards in Seville, in January 08.  Leaving England at this time of the year was a god send.  It was the middle of winter and not much good surf to be had.

I was coming because of a link made by my good friend Mike Ryan. Mike had been to working  with them in the winter of 2007 and said they were looking for a  named shaper who was  was known well in Spain.  I was excited, to be back in Spain after leaving Pukas at the end of 2003.

I arrived at Seville airport.  The sun was out and it was 25 degrees,perfect.  I  was met Jesus and Isreal, the bosses of soul surfboards at the airport and they took me  to the factory and the famous Legend’s surfshop. On arriving I was very impressed with the factory it was brand new and expertly set up, a perfect place to work.

While on my first trip I made 10 boards.  I was then invited  to come back once a month to work for them.  This all started very well but soon work was getting busier and I was not able to keep up.

Jesus asked if I fancied moving to Seville to work full time with them.  I accepted, Seabase now have me coming to shape once a month in the UK  and so  the family  and I are now living in Seville, enjoying the Andulician weather and the great surf here and in Portugal.