Longtime readers on here will have heard my appreciative comments about Tim Mason's surfboards. Tim is a real craftsman and one of the nicest men you could possibly hope to meet. Tim probably knows more than anyone else in Europe about hull style boards and makes beautiful displacement hulls as well as some lovely casper inspired mini simmons.
What lots of you wont know is that Tim is a real family man and at the end of the last year lost his 7 year old son Timmy after a long battle with cancer. It's such a sad thing that you feel even more keenly when you have your own children.
Tim and his wife Kate have set up The Timmy Mason Trust to help families in a similar situation in the future and to keep Timmy's memory alive. Their first goal is to raise £5000 to achieve UK charitable status which will really mean they can move the trust forward. They would gladly recieve any donations of course.
To help raise funds, Tim is intending to auction off one of his beautiful boards every month. First up is the lovely Lis inspired fish in the pictures. It's 6'4 and like all of Tim's boards it's a thing of beauty and sure to be a joy in the water. Search my earlier posts to find out how much i rate Tim's shaping!
If you are interested in this board or to see what's available next month check here.
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I met one of Tim's Hulls at Combesgate yesterday. It was 7'0 of beauty and the first time I've seen one of his boards in the 'flesh'. Really nicely crafted and Tom, the owner, absolutely loves it.
That just guts me to hear news like that, can you drop me your email address at my blog, I wont approve the comment so Ill just see it. Thanks
jettyholic
Really really sad news, I was aware Tim and family had been battling for sometime. But shocked to hear that. I don't really need another surfboard, but definitely feel obliged to bid, for such a good cause. Impressed they are able to pull together to make a positive from such a situation.
bingo how to play
Prediksi Chelsea vs Barcelona I was aware Tim and family had been battling for sometime. But shocked to hear that. I don't really need another surfboard
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