Ward Coffey Shapes

Ward is an expert in every sense of the word! He takes pride in his work and shapes boards after listening to what you want. He is a terrific guy and is the definition of the truly local shaper and expert craftsman.

I will be picking up my 4^th board from Ward this week. He is a pleasure to work with and I am 100% happy with all of my boards. I first bought a Coffey 6’8″ rounded pin from a friend. I knew I liked that shape so I worked with Ward to custom shape a 6’4″ round tail and a 5’9 round tail. I am now waiting on my 7’0″ mini gun for Ocean Beach and am stoked to pick it up this week with winter almost here. I would highly recommend working with Ward on your quiver. Enjoy!

Ward made me my first custom board a few weeks ago. Process was interesting fun and easy from start to finish and the board is jaw dropping, from the classic perfect pinline to the high performance ride with easy paddle. He’s helping take my surfing up a notch.
Ward had been the best and I fully recommend him if you’re considering a shaper.

I’ve enjoyed three custom surfboards from Ward since 2004. His takes the time to incorporate client interests, water dynamics, break physics and his waterman wisdom to generate the perfect product.
I’ve surfed his boards from the Arctic to SoCal with consistent results in all conditions. Durable boards, excellent quality and that customer focus that removes all doubt that your time and money is only going to further your hobby, passion, obsession in search of the perfect glide.

I’ve been riding my 6’6 short for the majority of the year and in searching for a longer board to use in smaller summer waves. I didn’t’ want to buy a full long board so I’ve been in the market for a fun/​hybrid board.
This weekend I took a trip down to Santa Cruz and found a used 7’10 hybrid board shaped by Ward at pearson’s shop. I immediately took it out to give the board a go. The experience made me research Ward and I’m planning have a custom made by him soon. Keep up the awesome work.

Legend.
A complete and total craftsman who can make your surfing better and more enjoyable no matter what stage you’re at. I’m a 20+ year customer.
He’s pretty nice, too.

I have two of his boards, one longboard (fiberglass) and one fish (shaped epoxy) — both are amazing.
Clean lines and so obviously made by a surfer for surfers.

Ward is honest and very very professional. He kept things good and very simple. I made a copy from a beat up board that i really like. I show it to ward to make me a copy. He did some tweaking with his style. And change it to EPS.(A lighter foam) My 7’8 looks thick. But its super super light and ward shapes it better than my beat up one. I am loving it very much now and thank you ward! It helps me to understand how to go shorter shorter surfboard. I’m sticking to him for now onThank you WARD!

Ward boards are as good as they get. I got my first Coffey in 2004 and have never looked back. Ward was so far ahead of everyone else in terms of handshaped epoxy, even going so far as to make his own blanks before they were commercially available. He is an amazing craftsman and really takes the time to hear what you have to say when talking to you about what you want to ride.
I’ve got everything from 6’0 modified thruster fish to 7’3 gun that I’ve only used in Indo and a few days in huge California and never gone wrong. Ward is rad.

In a world of flakey shapers /​surfers, Ward is salt of the earth. Super nice guy, great customer service, and he shapes killer boards.
I was introduced to Ward through some college friends who surf /​live in Monterrey. I’ve been getting boards for about 10 years from him and, while some are more magic than others, they’re all good.
One of the things I really appreciate about working with Ward is how serious he is about his craft. When I call to order a board (I live in LA now), he has all of the notes from the previous boards he shaped for me… Which makes for really productive conversations about board design, how the last boards I got rode, and what I want out of the current batch.
Ward’s exactly what you want out of a shaper… good surfer, super smart, and a real artisan when it comes to mowing foam…