Boa Surfboards Rocks!

The guy you see in the picture (Santa Catalina, Panama), Juan Jimenez, is the best shaper in Panama. I´ve know him since 6 years ago, but until my comeback to surfing (3 years from now) I´ve been bonding with him. Juan Jimenez, represents in Panama, what a guy like Al Merrick or even Gerry Lopez represents to professional surfing. You go to his surf shop, called Boa Surf house, and the first thing you feel is that the shop is not a shopping mall surf shop. It is a surf shop made for real surfers, in which you can have a relationship with Juan, tell him about your surfing, ask him for advise on boards. I mean, in a place like Panama (3,000,000 people), we should feel blessed for having a guy like this, who feels so much passion for what he does and the quality of his product (I´m not trying to get my next surfboard for free, believe me!). Some of the best surfers in the country, which are good friends of mine too, form part of his team: Juancho Arezes, Peter Novey among others, represent what this brand means. Since my comeback to surfing I just use Boa Surfboards. I do this for having an experience; seeing the process of making my board, and testing the final product. It´s great to have Juan Jimenez in Panama, and if you pass by, you can go to his shop and look for some quality boards. By the way, he is shaping since 1978, the year I was born.