What is a flexspoon ??

A spoon is a fully flexible kneeboard, invented and developed by George Greenough circa 1964. They don't paddle well, only carrying about 10 lbs. before sinking. They aren't wide or long, so they don't ride weak surf. Therefore they aren't very popular.

But! being the only fully flexible surfboard, they can tap the juice and fit the required radius better than anything else on the water, bar none. So the spoon rider quickly becomes the dedicated spoon freak.
"BOUT A SPOONFUL" -- Bob McTavish

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This site is all about flexspoons, mainly flexspoons as invented and developed by George Greenough as those are the only type I have ridden or even knew of. Since starting this site in early 2005 I have discovered others who also built and rode their own flexspoons. The info provided on this site is opinion, theory, experiences and personal preference.

I started this site to gather all the available information about flexspoons. Since we are dealing with wave riding vehicles(flexspoons) that have a 16+ year gap in development(George Greenough made his last spoon in 1990) some huge leaps can be made due to newer materials and construction techniques. The first step is to duplicate Greenough's designs using the original materials.

There is also the gap caused by both the individual nature of spoon riders and developers and the lack of commercial outlets. It is our hope to bring spoon freaks together to share riding and building techniques.