Your board has a tiny ding. A crack. Something weird you can’t even describe. Do you panic? Take it to the surf shop? Try to fix it yourself with glitter and a YouTube video?

In this episode, we talk about how easy it is to damage your surfboard—by accident, by obsession, or by loving it just a little too hard. From tail chips and pressure dings to drive-by shortboard attacks and questionable DIY repairs (yes, Splenda may be involved), this is a cautionary tale and a how-to.

You’ll learn:

• When to repair your board yourself (and when to please don’t)

• Why epoxy and poly boards are NOT the same thing

• The many weird, real ways boards get wrecked

• And how a cracked rail can unexpectedly teach you to let go of perfection

Also: dragging your board on the beach, storing it tail-down on gravel, and the quiet heartbreak of the world’s prettiest longboard meeting a rogue fin.

It’s part therapy, part surf nerding, and part glitter resin experiment. You’ve been warned.

p.s. This episode description was written by AI because I had alcoholic drinks.