Siya – The South Coast Surfboard Shaper

Meet Siya. Siya is a surfboard genius working from his home in the rural community of Mkholombe near Port Shepstone on the KZN South Coast. I had the privilege of spending some time with him and his family and I took some photos as he talked me through his story and walked me through the process of building a Hibiscus Blue Line Surfboard.       Welcome to Siya’s Casa, the home of HBL Surfboards right in the heart of his beloved Hibiscus Coast. With some clever planning and ingenuity, Siya has modified a space where he can shape the boards outside of the house to ensure the health and safety of his family and it allows him to work from home so he can be a “hands-on dad”. He is currently in the process of extending his “Surf Shack” to give him more freedom of movement and storage space and which will allow him to work on multiple boards at a time.       Ever the problem solver, he has started storing the boards by suspending them from the ceiling in his office, which creates a practical solution and is actually pretty cool to look at. Planning and […]