Hollow Wooden Surfboards

Sold! Learn about Ventana surfboards and custom orders! The Hodgepodge Longboard is a performance work of nose-riding art. This gorgeous board was a special commission for a customer in West Palm Beach, Florida. We incorporated more species and sources of reclaimed and salvaged woods from the Ventana Upcycle Partners than any Ventana board to date. Wood sources include: Santa Cruz Guitar Company...

Learn about Ventana surfboards and custom orders! This sleek, hollow-framed, wooden surfboard pays homage to an original Lightning Bolt shape created by Jack Shipley and Gerry Lopez. The top deck is made from a salvaged, redwood hot tub found in Aptos, California. The scalloped lines are made for maple offcuts from Thamer Design & Woodworking in Santa Cruz, California. The...

This one’s sold! Learn more about Ventana custom wooden surfboards.  This very special fish is our 100th surfboard! We worked for many months with a host of collaborators to complete this performance work of art and the fish-themed art pieces that accompany it. The actual barred surfperch (Amphistichus argenteus) lives in the Monterey Bay and is a favorite of our master...

Learn about Ventana surfboards and custom orders! This hollow-framed, wooden surfboard created for Pebble Beach Company is built to surf smooth and fast in any sized wave. The bottom deck is made from redwood salvaged from the wall joist framing around the medicine cabinet in John Steinbeck's first house in Pacific Grove, California. There, Steinbeck wrote his first novel, Cup of Gold...

Learn about Ventana surfboards and custom orders! This sleek, hollow-framed, wooden surfboard created for Pebble Beach Company pays homage to an original Lightning Bolt shape created by Jack Shipley and Gerry Lopez. The bottom deck's "sun rays" are made from salvaged redwood and Doug fir from the original planks at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk that came to us by way...

Learn about Ventana surfboards and custom orders! Free US Shipping This short, longboard is built to ride smooth and fast in any sized wave. It's built mostly with leftover pieces from other Ventana surfboards. So, we've reclaimed our own pieces of reclaimed wood, as well! The top deck is made from salvaged redwood from an Edwardian mansion built in San...

This one’s sold! Learn more about Ventana custom wooden surfboards.  This one-of-a-kind, performance fish is a collaboration with Upcycled Skate Art.  The top and bottom decks are made from redwood offcuts provided by Uncommon Brewer, makers of Ventana Special Bitter and other classic beers. Upcycled Skate Art created a beautiful pour of EcoPoxy with wine-colored, Black Diamond Pigments and glitter that looks...

Sold! Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! This stunning, custom board was created in honor of our upcycle partnership with Mission Bell Reclaimed. This shape harkens back to an original Lightning Bolt shape created by Jack Shipley and Gerry Lopez. The sun rays, water and top deck are from Mission Bell's stock of reclaimed Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk wood. The boardwalk...

Sold! Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! The Double Helix Flyer is a sleek and stunning performance longboard. This gorgeous board was crafted by Amaya Dennis with lessons and guidance by Martijn Stiphout. Amaya built the board for her senior capstone graduation project at Pacific Collegiate School in Santa Cruz, California. The bottom deck's double helix representation of DNA...

This one-of-kind, performance art-piece is a stunner. A hull surfboard has a convex bottom shape and planing surface. A traditional displacement board plows through and parts the water, but a planing hull is different. It essentially skims across the surface creating a fast and loose ride.  Learn about Ventana surfboards and custom orders!Free U.S. Shipping The decks of this board are made from a redwood hot tub...

Sold! Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! The Redwood Treefish Longboard is a performance work of nose-riding art. This gorgeous board was a special commission by a loving girlfriend as a gift to her partner, Ventana Adventurer Liz Stewart. The bottom deck represents The Ventana Treefish Logo, which is laden with hidden meaning. The stunning surface is made from old growth redwood used...

Sold! Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! The Willis Hodgepodge Flying Pig is a performance work of art custom made for one of our favorite customers, Chris Willis. We incorporated a broad sampling of species and sources of reclaimed and salvaged woods from the Ventana Upcycle Partners. The wood-burned octopus featuring the cephalopod's nervous system was created by the talented,...

Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! The Tijny Tanker Longboard is a performance work of art. It is quick to turn and a terrific nose rider. This board was created as Martijn Stiphout's personal board and is available for demo by prospective customers.  The top deck is made of reclaimed yellow cedar with redwood stripes from a salvaged hot tub. The center...

Sold! Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! This stunning, custom board was created for Sotola Bar & Grill in Capitola Village, California. Head over to Sotola for farm fresh food and tasty beverages...and to admire this beautiful board.The bottom deck's sun rays are made from reclaimed, local redwood and cypress from Thamer Design to match Sotola's tables. The water is reclaimed...

This one's sold! Learn about Ventana surfboards and custom orders! This sleek, hollow-framed, wooden surfboard pays homage to an original Lightning Bolt shape created by Jack Shipley and Gerry Lopez. The top deck and bottom decks are made from offcuts of quilted maple and spalted sycamore donated to us by Meier Brothers Furniture and Design in Aptos, California. We've also...

Sold! Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! This gorgeous, sunburst/moon burst longboard with infinity swirl top deck is a performance work of art and was a special commission for an upcoming feature film. The bottom deck is designed to represent the sun and the moon. The moon itself is an unknown species of burl driftwood found at Andrew Molera State...

This one’s sold! Learn more about Ventana custom wooden surfboards.  This performance, sleek thruster has bottom and top decks made from redwood offcuts provided by Uncommon Brewers, makers of Ventana Special Bitter and other classic beers.  The butterfly keys are made of flame maple and Brazilian rosewood offcuts from Santa Cruz Guitar Company production. Founded in 1976, the Santa Cruz Guitar Company brought boutique...

Learn about Ventana surfboards and custom orders! This 6'6" down rail shape is a custom commission and is built to ride smooth and fast in any sized wave. The top and bottom decks are made from quilted maple and spalted sycamore from Meier Brothers Furniture. The center of the stringer is Doug fir from the hull of Western Flyer, considered...

Sold! Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! This bold, redwood, down rail board rides smooth and fast on any sized wave, and it'll look great on any wall. The bottom and top decks are made from clean grain, old growth redwood from a hot tub found in Aptos, California. The twin fins and small trailer fin are glassed on and crafted from...

This one’s sold! Learn more about Ventana custom wooden surfboards.  This performance, sleek thruster was created for Custom Tattoo Design. You dream it, they draw it. They work with you one-on-one from anywhere in the world to turn your ideas into beautifully drawn custom tattoo designs like the on the bottom deck of this board. The tattoo design was printed on...

Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! This 7'0" disc with a rounded pin tail is a performance beauty. The top and bottom are totally distinct, creating two art pieces for conversation in the line up and/or the home. The top deck is made of redwood floorboards from the Schwan Victorian mansion in Santa Cruz, California. The house was built of locally milled, old growth wood in the 1890's....

Sold! Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! This stunning, custom board was commissioned for a customer in Kona, Hawaii. It's a stunning work of art and will ride smooth and fast in chest high to overhead waves. The subtle, sun rays on the bottom deck are made of reclaimed redwood from a historic house in the Beach Hill neighborhood in Santa Cruz, CA. The "water"...

Sold! Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! This stunning, custom fish is a stunning piece of craftsmanship and rides fast and clean in knee high to overhead waves.The top and bottom decks are made of old growth, reclaimed redwood from a home in Live Oak, California. The stringers are made of claro walnut offcuts from Thamer Design cabinet shop.  The nose block is...

Sold! Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! This stunning, custom board was a commission from a loving wife to her husband. It’s as beautiful as they come and rides smooth and fast in chest high to overhead waves. The subtle, sun rays on the bottom deck are made of reclaimed redwood floorboards from the historic, Schwan mansion in Santa Cruz, California. They...

Sold! Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! This stunning, custom board was created for Greg Ranieri, who will be surfing it at his home breaks on the shores of New Jersey. The tail block and stringers were inspired by Greg's very first surfboard in 1963, a brand new Morey Pope Peck Penetrator. It was a 10' board with dual redwood stringers and...

Sold! Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! This stunning longboard will look great on any wall and rides smooth and fast on any sized wave.The bottom and top decks are made of reclaimed, old growth redwood from a Bocce Ball court trellis built in the 1960s and spruce offcuts from the Santa Cruz Guitar Company. The center piece on both...

This 6'0' hull is a beauty. The top and bottom are unique, creating two art pieces for conversation in the wave line up and/or the home.  A hull surfboard has a convex bottom shape and planing surface. A traditional displacement board plows through and parts the water, but a planing hull is different. It essentially skims across the surface creating a fast and loose ride. The primary wood on...

This is first surfboard from Ventana that incorporates the unique Ventana Treefish Logo. The bottom deck is made of reclaimed redwood from floorboards that were in the historic, Schwann mansion in Santa Cruz, California and ash offcuts from a local cabinet shop. The redwood is old growth from the late 1800s. The fisheye/full moon is made from a piece of redwood burl driftwood found in Big Sur as...

This hollow-framed, wooden longboard is built to ride smooth and fast in any sized wave. It was created as a surprise wedding gift from Marilynn to her husband, Chris. It was unveiled at their wedding in Santa Cruz, California on September 28, 2019. The top deck is made from salvaged redwood from the floorboards of the Schwan mansion built in...

This 6'6' Down Rail surfs fast and smooth on any sized wave. It's our most popular shape, and you'll want to keep this beauty indoors to display after each session.. The redwood is old growth from floorboards reclaimed from the historic Schwan mansion in Santa Cruz, California. The wood was milled here in the late 1800s and is over 1000 years old. The lighter...

This 7'0' sunburst disc with a rounded pin tail is a stunning, performance work of art. The top and bottom are totally distinct, creating two art pieces for conversation in the line up and/or the home. The primary wood on the gorgeous top deck is Bay laurel reclaimed during the preservation project of the historic cooperage building on the University of California, Santa Cruz campus. The long,...

The initial construction phases of this board was featured on April 26, 2016 on the TV show, Handcrafted America, with Jill Wagner.        This 6'0" hull has a simple elegance. The top and bottom have similar patterns and will look great on the wall and in the waves. The less complex design allows us to bring this to you at a lower price...

This gorgeous, sunburst longboard was a special commission for Lucky Brand. It is displayed in their flagship store at The Point near Manhattan Beach, CA. A selection of Ventana apparel and supplies along with the Tanker Luthier Longboard are available at the store, as well. The fin has a special touch. It is inlaid with crushed turquoise in the shape of Lucky Brand's clover logo....

The Schwann Luthier Longboard is a performance work of art. This gorgeous sunburst board was a special commission by a loving wife for her husband's 30th birthday. The stunning redwood top and bottom decks are made from the floorboards of the historic, Schwan Mansion in Santa Cruz, California. The Victorian was built of locally milled, old growth wood in the late 1800's, and...

This gorgeous board with a checker motif was built using reclaimed redwood floor boards from an historic Victorian mansion in Santa Cruz, California. As with all Ventana Surfboards, this one rides like a dream. The checkerboard was made using left over yellow cedar pieces from an earlier board. The checkers are separated from the lower deck by a stringer made of reclaimed maple and wenge....

This little pin tail disc has style. The wide point is slightly forward, and it has a round nose. We've mostly surfed this shape in larger waves, and it's a rocket. It's very responsive and likes quick turns and down-the-line speed. This is a fun, lightweight, hollow little beauty made from pine offcuts and old growth redwood floorboards reclaimed from the...

This stunning, custom board is as beautiful as they come and rides smooth and fast in all size waves. The sun rays on the bottom deck are made of reclaimed redwood and Douglas fir recovered from a home remodel in Capitola, CA. The sun is made of redwood burl driftwood from Waddell Beach north of Santa Cruz, CA. The "water" under the...

We had a hard time shooting photos of this one as everyone at the beach wanted to stop to compliment it. The glow of the wood grain is absolutely amazing, almost surreal looking. The top deck is made of reclaimed redwood and Doug fir and is totally different from the bottom. The bottom deck features a sun burst made of reclaimed redwood from...

Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! A luthier is a maker of stringed instruments, and this board relies heavily on the beautiful, sustainably grown wood offcuts from the Santa Cruz Guitar Company. It pays homage to our luthier friends at this legendary company. They have been making exceptional guitars for the likes of Johnny Cash, Ben Harper, Elvis Costello, Eric...

Sold! Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! The stunning redwood in this performance work of art came from the floorboards of the historic Schwan Victorian mansion in Santa Cruz, California. The house was built of local wood in the 1890's, and these clear grain heart redwood floor boards served the residents all the way through the early 2000's when...

This Standup Paddleboard is the very first and only from Ventana. It was built by master craftsman, Martijn Stiphout using reclaimed redwood from a backyard trellis that was destined for the landfill. The Douglas fir was scrap from a cabinet shop in Santa Cruz, California. The top deck has jade inlays collected from the beach in the Ventana wilderness in Big Sur and used to fill...

Sold! Learn about our surfboards and custom orders! This little rising sun Grom board is amazing! The bottom deck features a sun burst made of reclaimed redwood fence beams, yellow cedar, reclaimed sapele as the “water," and sycamore fins and tail block. The sun itself came from a chunk of driftwood found in Big Sur, a “mystery” burl. The nose...

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