Wood is Good and Tom is the man to put it up there...

Tom congratulations on this recognition for all your efforts and with what you have done for wooden boards. For taking us back to our roots with the Alaia and showing surfers across the board ( no pun intended ) what it really feels like and where it all began. Not hi tech , simple and the simple pleasure that is surfing - riding a wave on the most basic of things , a piece of wood. All be it crafted by someone who understands what it is all about.