Jay Jackman - Sadhana Surfboards, Shapers
Since being handed a planer at age 13, Jay Jackman has been lucky to follow in a family line of pioneering board builders. With over 25 years of surfing experience, and spending many seasons surfing in Europe, U.K., Indonesia, South Africa and Australia, a desire to ride different equipment for different conditions has been built upon.
The idea of Sadhana Surfboards was born in 1997 on a lifeguard chair, as a reaction to the mass-marketed, mediocre, one-size-fits-all approach to surfing at the time. Drawing on the daily influence that the ocean holds and utilising various garages, shaping rooms and sheds around the world, a small cottage label was formed. While those backyard days are now part of our history, it is this hand-made craft philosophy that drives us still.
Located in the historical Tannery site in Woolston, Christchurch, Sadhana Surfboards have been quietly building a reputation for its shapes and designs. Now with esteemed Gold Coast and Cornish sander/shaper Shane Goodwin on board, our quality and workmanship is as paramount as ever. Our boards are made in the traditional way using no large factory machines or mass production technology. Utilising strong quality laminates, vintage cotton inlays, custom stringers, resin tints and hand foiled fins, we guarantee a 100% hand shaped and finished surfboard.
For our range of models see our board gallery:
sadhanasurfboards.co.nz/board-gallery
Drop into our factory shop and check out our range of boards for sale and demo, clothing, fins and accessories. Don't forget we do full repairs and restorations too!
Sadhana Surfboards is the South Island's one stop shop for all your board needs.
Summer shop hours:
3:00-5:30pm Tuesday-Friday
10:00am-4:00pm Saturday
OR BY APPOINTMENT
35 Tanner Street
Woolston 8023
Christchurch
New Zealand
Phone/Fax: +64 (3) 389 5611
jay[at]sadhanasurfboards.co.nz