Grain Surfboards, locally grown, and hand-built in Maine. Owner Michael LaVecchia likes to carve waves full-time and wooden boards in his spare time at York Beach, in Maine. His operation began by simply making the hollow wooden surfboards for himself and his buddies…then customers followed, and now he and his team are making them for a lot of other surfers.

If used every day for 10 years, a wooden board can last about 10 years, and bio-degrade in about 20 years. A foam surfboard may last about 3-5 years, and take 150 years to bio-degrade. It’s a really smooth ride, a lot more so than foam boards. cutting edge stuff. They’ll carve your own smooth board, starting at $1850, visit www.grainsurfboards.com for more.