Steve Boehne

Steve Boehne (bay-knee) was 13 years old in 1960 when he learned to shape and glass in a neighbor's garage.They bought blanks from Wilshire Foam in Torrance, whose main product was foam for flower arrangements; consequently the blanks were either red or green. Boehne would chalk line the blanks, cut them and glue the stringers in with inner tube rubber bands. In 1967, Boehne got a job shaping for Gordie Surfboards in Huntington Beach. "Gordie" was known for his craftmanship with fancy stringers, nose blocks and tail blacks. He was tough to work for, but he was an excellent teacher."

Boehne started Infinity Surfboards in 1970. The first 20 years he personally shaped over 500 boards per year. Boehne found that with the ever-increasing demand for Infinity boards he still personally shapes around 250 boards per year beside five additional Infinity shapers. Steve and Barrie Boehne were tandem surfing stars for over 30 years.They won more contests than any other tandem team in history. Their wins include six USA Championships, six Makaha International Meets, eight Biarritz-European Championships and two World Titles. Boehne's tandem board shapes are prized the World over. Surfing, as well as foam dust, is in Boehne's blood. He has a comprehensive understanding of surfboard design learned from his many years of riding and shaping such a wide variety of boards. He rides and makes everything from shortboards, longboards, tandem boards, guns, kneeboards, sailboards, wakeboards to wave skis.