Ed Sakal in the shaping bay. Photo from the Sakal Surfboards archive.
Surfing since 1959
Ed Sakal
A lifetime of Huntington Beach board knowledge, passed from one generation to the next.
Ed started surfing at ten, renting surf mats in Hermosa Beach before getting his first real board at thirteen. At fifteen, a Boy Scout trip put him in 15-foot surf at Killer Dana. Ed and the scoutmaster were the only two who paddled out.
He went on to compete in WSA events and ride for the Greg Noll surf team. In Southern California, Ed worked for Greg Noll. When he lived in Hawaii, he worked for Town & Country. Back on the mainland, he worked for ET Surfboards in Hermosa Beach, then opened his own glassing and shaping operation.
That work eventually became Bullit Surfboards in Huntington Beach and later Sakal Surf Shop. Ed began teaching Ryan with scraps of foam and sandpaper when his son was about five. Today Ed and Ryan represent two generations of Sakal shapers, while Ed also enjoys teaching his grandkids—the family’s third generation of surfers.
- Greg Noll · Southern California
- Town & Country · Hawaii
- Bullit / Sakal Surfboards
