Interview Sean Ordonez
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6 January 2004
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Kiter Profile: Sean Ordonez
Ripper and board shaper...
January 5, 2004
Q: How long have you been shaping boards, what's your history?
SO: I began shaping boards at 16, at the time I was living in Antigua West Indies. When I was seventeen I moved to Melbourne, Florida, where I had the privilege to work and learn from shaper Ricky Carroll at Natural Art Surfboards. We shaped and tested all sorts of boards, surfboards, wakeboards, skurfers, and sailboards. The three years in Florida prepared me for my lifelong dream, coming to Maui to become a pro windsurfer, "whatever that means" and continue to pursue my shaping career.
Q: What has been the most challenging aspect of the transition from shaping custom kiteboards for a select number of top riders in Hawaii to shaping for a worldwide audience?
SO: Shaping boards for everyone, no matter what his or her skill level, is the same cool challenge. But to answer your question, having had the privilege to work with highly skilled riders allows me to make an average, based on board designs, to offer the worldwide audience the best performing board they have tried. So Basically, I am not making the transition by scaling down the performance of the boards to suit lower skill level riders. All riders have the potential of getting better on a good board. Therefore I know that with my boards the riders have a better chance of upping the scale of their riding, especially in this sport where it has such a fast learning curve to danger!!!
I think it is a misconception that intermediate or beginner riders can't ride what some of the top guys ride. You probably won't believe me if I told you how easy some of the top guys' boards are to ride. I believe that is the cool thing about a new sport, it gives you an open mind to the possibilities of where you can take it. So in other words, down with the downscaling of performance on boards to make them suitable for intermediate or beginner riders. Everyone will eventually outgrow their board on all levels, so why go backwards with designs.
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http://www.wetdawg.com/pages/wind/sos/index.html
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