Transcript: Building Surfboards A Dream Of Dedication

SCOTT SIMON
NPR Weekend Edition - Saturday
09-05-2009
Building Surfboards A Dream Of Dedication

Host: SCOTT SIMON
Time 13:00-14:00 PM


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Skip Andres Kozminski lives to surf. He's been riding waves for the last half- century. But when the California native moved to the coast of Ecuador in 1972, there wasn't a surfboard to be found. Now, some 40 years later, Andres is one of the most accomplished balsa wood surfboard builders in the industry.

From the coastal town of Playas in Ecuador, Sean Bowditch has this story.

SEAN BOWDITCH: Andres leads a decidedly spare laid back lifestyle. His house is a basic concrete block structure, which he shares with his rooster and ...

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