Santa Monica Airlines (SMA) was founded by Skip Engblom in 1978. Engblom was a co-founder of the original Zephyr Surf Shop and a pivotal figure in the legendary Z-Boys surf and skate movement.
While SMA became an iconic underground skateboard brand, featuring legends such as Natas Kaupas, Christian Hosoi, and Jeff Grosso, the brand also extended into surfboards. Working with collaborators and craftsmen, including custom glassers and board builders like Aquatech Pro Glass and US Blanks, Engblom and his team hand-shaped and painted custom surfboards and fun-hawgs under the SMA banner.
These surfboards, particularly custom shapes and artwork by Skip Engblom, are rare collector's pieces, distinct from the brand's more widely circulated skateboard reissues.
This 6'10" SMA twin-fin was hand-shaped by Matt Grote and airbrushed by Skip Engblom.
Contact cm@brothersmarshall.com or hit up the shop, (310) 317-2631, to inquire about pick up or shipping options.
