Article: Boards of education Students in the first surfboard-making class at The WoodenBoat School in Brooklin get all the ride angles

BROOKLIN - No matter what coast you find yourself on, surfing is all about the sun, the sand, the waves - and the perfect board.

For a class of nine surfboard-building beginners, crafting that perfect board and styling it into their very own was the focus recently of the first surfboard-making workshop at The WoodenBoat School.

"I love the idea of classes," instructor Mike LaVecchia said. "When you build something yourself and it's something you're going to use and enjoy ... you take so much more pride in it."

This isn't the first board-making class that LaVecchia and his friend and business partner, Brad Anderson, have taught, but typically they hold classes at their board shop, Grain ...

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