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Surfboard shortage hits Gold Coast as more surfers take to the waves during COVID-19 pandemic
Gold Coast surfboard shaper Steve Del Rosso has been making boards for more than 30 years, but he has never seen a year like 2020.
Key points:
- Surfing has become more popular during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Sales of mid-sized boards are up 151 per cent on last year
- Wait times for custom surfboards have blown out from a week to months
An increase in the number of people surfing during the coronavirus pandemic, coupled with difficulty sourcing manufacturing supplies, has led to a surfboard shortage on the coast, according to the veteran shaper.
“[There’s] definitely a surfboard shortage at the moment,” he said.
“I think because we’re…
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