About
Odyboards in Puerto Escondido
If
you are planning to visit us as part of an extended journey throughout
Mexico, we have the following option... Give us a few weeks notice and
$150USD deposit and we can have your custom board waiting for you for
when you arrive. We'll also buy it back from you when you leave. *(if
you can part with your beautiful custom board!) Rentals are also
available.

About
Mexican surfboard shaper Ody Ordaz
Ody
started surfing 20 years ago. A year later he was sweeping floors at
the local ding repair shop. His boss gave him a chance to sand a few
dings, and seeing his talent and love for the craft, he soon took the
broom away from Ody, handed him a sander and he was on his way, fixing
everything from fin cuts to broken boards. Not long after Ody would be
saving everything he earned to buy materials to shape and glass his own
designs.
He
would go on to win longboard competitions surfing his very own label,
winning Mexican Nationals twice.
His
friends, noticing his enthusiasm and talent began ordering boards from
Ody. Soon word got out that not only is Ody creative, but he also has
an eye for perfection. He was no longer able to keep up with his ding
repair because of the demand for his new surfboard designs.
Ody
relocated to California for 3 years to perfect his talent and be where
materials and mentors were readily available.
The
warm waters of Puerto Escondido and the laid back lifestyle in Mexico
called him back home. Ody moved back in 2005, building his factory,
surfshop and home out at the point (La Punta de Zicatela).
The
Odyboards company has grown to include an on-site ding repair
specialist and two other talented guys completing the team. Ody is busy
shaping more boards than ever before, focusing on durable, light,
hand-shaped epoxy surfboards.
His
experienced craftsmanship can be appreciated in the shortboards, fish,
funboards, longboards, paddleboards and other unique designs he creates
from start to finish, and his warm nature will have you smiling all the
way to the waves.