SHAPER INTRO: CLYDE BEATTY JR.

HELM Supplies hybrid surfboards are created by master shaper, board-building veteran, and former professional surfer Clyde Beatty Jr with his team of experts.

Growing up in Southern California Clyde Beatty Jr has had the honor to work with many of the greatest board builders and surfers to ever grace our planet. 

Learning from the best, Clyde is a respected board builder that can do everything from start to finish from shaping, glassing and sanding.  He is also known for his surfing as 4A surfer the equivalent of an ASP pro.  

He is the creator of the “Rocket Fish” surfboard design recognized to be the first performance fish of his time that many shapers have referenced to create their own version of the modern-day performance fish.  On the glassing side Clyde was an epoxy pioneer, and helped develop the first-ever produced light-stabilized epoxy resins.  

We are truly honored to be able to work with such a talented yet kind person.

***More information about Clyde on our about page:
https://www.helmsupplies.com/pages/about-us

***Pictures source and great interview of Clyde by @boardroomshow Episode 22.