No mass production.
No cookie-cutter outlines.
Just boards shaped one at a time, by hand, for how you actually stand on a wave.
We're stoked to introduce a collection shaped exclusively for Adam Mar by Donald Brink — a shaper who's spent over two decades questioning why surfboards look the way they do.
Who Is Donald Brink
Born in South Africa, now hand-shaping out of Dana Point, California, Brink built his name on a simple idea: your front foot and back foot aren't doing the same job, so why should a board's rails be identical on both sides?
His asymmetric designs tune rail shape, outline, and rocker independently for toeside and heelside — built around the rider's actual stance, not a symmetrical template. Two decades of testing and refining, not a gimmick.
The Boards
Three shapes, hand-built start to finish with premium American-made materials in Brink's Dana Point shop:
Regular Asym — for regular-foot stances
Goofy Asym — the mirrored counterpart, for goofy-foot riders
Foam Top — a softer take on the same idea
Sizes run 5'2" to 7'2". Limited numbers, exclusive to Adam Mar. When they're gone, they're gone.
Built Around Our Home Waves
Before Donald touched foam, we put together a mood board — our home waves, our coastline's colors, the landscapes and landmarks that make this place what it is.
He hand-carved a set of rubber stamps from those references and block-printed the artwork himself — nothing digital, nothing mass-produced. Each pattern was laminated directly into the fiberglass, not slapped on after the fact.
Swirls, tile-like grids, interlocking shapes, even a rose print pulled straight off the mood board — each pattern was hand-cut, stamped, and brushed on one board at a time. It's why no two boards in this run feel quite the same. Same process, same hand, different colorway every time.
Every board also carries a hand-signed "Adam Mar x Donald Brink" mark on the rail — proof this one was made for us, not pulled off a rack.
This isn't a collection with our name slapped on it. It's built from the ground up around where we surf.
A Note from Donald
Every board Donald builds comes with a handwritten note. Here's his:
"Thanks for your interest in my work and craft. It's a pleasure to partner with you in your wave rides.
This board was completely hand-built, start to finish, with all American made premium materials in Dana Point, California.
This is a high performance board. Its flex pattern and final weight is carefully arranged to work in expected waves. Focus on being in the right place, doing the right thing.
Surfing can be a dangerous activity. Be a good water-man or woman. That means getting yourself and everyone else, in and out of the water safely. Use at own risk.
Surf for a lifetime."
Available at Adam Mar
The full Donald Brink collection is live now — $2,100, hand-built, shaped exclusively for us. Browse the collection here.
See you in the water.
- AM Team
