We sit down with Thomas Hobbs founder of Spooked Kooks surfboard company, the only surfboard company in the world that takes plastics out of the ocean and creates their boards entirely out of recycled plastic.
We delve deep into Toms's early life growing up in New Zealand and starting off on his boogie board chasing his passions around the world, ending up as a professional actor before going out on a limb with two friends and creating the pioneering recycled plastic surfboard brand.
It was so insightful to learn and explore all the different materials used in a quality soft board such as the thin layer of fiberglass found under the deck, bamboo stringers and EPS core. Where we got the biggest beacon of hope is where Tom sees the future of the surfboard industry going with more natural alternatives like Algae Replacements and Bioplastics.
