Twenty-five years ago, shaper Fletcher Chouinard and a ragtag crew of engineers and craftspeople set out to make stronger, more environmentally conscious surfboards than the industry offered at the time. Foam Dust is Patagonia’s new full-length feature film that documents FCD Surfboards’ research and design journey from day one to now.
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Foam Dust – 25 Years of FCD Surfboards, Presented by Patagonia
The indefinite history of Fletcher Chouinard Designs.
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