256 – Charles Mencel: Shaper and English Professor

English professor and surfboard shaper Charles Mencel talks about rescuing drunken tourists from pounding surf at the Jersey shore, crafting literary-minded college students, managing time for maximum efficiency, and value of building boards for local community. Enjoy!

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Professor Mencel, between classes and saving drunken tourists ? @mencel_surfboards also the subject of this week’s #SurfSplendor #podcast ??

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Charles with the fam!

 

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@rebeccamencel ?women’s for the #springlakers in the #manasquanclassic !! Unreal day w family and friends. Big love to the #inletcult for bullying and harassing us for 25 years- the fun has just begun ???

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Best East Coast edit, ever? Link in Bio • @patschmidt riding, nearly, my entire catalogue. Pat’s been working hard, and 2019 has a lot of new promise ahead! Thrilled to see what’s next ???? • 5’6” Classic Keel- wood, hand foiled keels 5’7” PTK- FCS2 removalables 5’11” Stubbie- new fav, pictured above 6’1” HPSB1 6’2” ProV1 4 channel quad only (green) • Film/edit @corfrunk & @summerrentalstudio • #mencelsurfboards

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First light w the??? #mencelsurfboards ?: @markcontephoto

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@patschmidt headed to Byron Bay tomorrow with these freshies. Kid has been on a serious roll lately- couldn’t be any more impressed and inspired. A lot to be grateful for and a lot to look forward to! Cheers amigo ?? #mencelsurfboards

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CREDITS

Host, Writer, Producer: David Scales @David_Lee_Scales

Intro Music: Feist, Mushaboom

Outro Music: Paul Simon, Obvious Child