Profiles
Nigel Dwyer
Nigel started working in 1958-59 at Cronulla, Australia. He worked in surfboard factories with Brian Jackson and Norm Casey, and became a skilled glasser. Terry Tumeth's reports of good surf and cheap icecream in NZ were enough to convince Nigel it was worthy of a visit. Nigel began to produce boards in an old house in New Plymouth which marked the beginning of Del Surfboards.
Nigel has had a significant influence on surfing in Taranaki and the country as a whole but he has brought real character to the sport in a way that would either get him a laugh or get him arrested.
Robert Walsh - "Walshy"
Walshy has shaped for DEL Surfboards since the early 1970's. One of the most experienced shapers in New Zealand having surfed and shaped most boards, from the early 60's models to those of the present day. He has shaped for some of the best surfers in the country and specialises in shortboards and longboards.
Walshy is an excellent surfer, known and respected in and out of the water by his peers and even by the grommets.