interesting article about surfboard manufacturing

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38472495/ns/business-us_business

GnarShredd · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Posts: 1529 City: Seattle

Thanks for that, really good read!

miller · Backside 180 Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 2394 City: Regina

electricsnow, nice article

I would really like to see an article like that concerning wakeskating -
foreign made decks vs. out sourced decks vs. in house made decks

fastgreens · Kickflip Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 3563 City: baytown

i remember thinking, "What the hell are they going to do???" when clark foam closed its doors

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

miller, in my mind I end up relating that article, in some way, to any of the boardsport industries. there was a significant uprising when there were skateboard manufacturers that were taking production over seas, and I also think about wakeboards as well. The north west used to be a hub of wakeboard manufacturing, and now there's very little of that going on. and of course I think about wakeskates too...

miller · Backside 180 Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 2394 City: Regina

electricsnow, then there is the Lib tech sticker on my desk - "Handcrafted near Canada"

yookyle · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 1002 City: Reno

theres a comment on the article with a link to a website called thankyoufornotsurfing.com
i dont know what you guys think but i hope wakeskating never ends up like surfing, where surfers ask people not to try out their sport.
take a look at the website im i taking this the wrong way?