18/06/2026
The sollife Collaborator Series continues with Santa Cruz mega-shredda Burns
I'd been watching Shaun from afar for many years, tearing apart Steamer Lane and enjoying success on the World Surf League stage, before finally approaching him about collaborating on some boards around four years ago.
To be honest, I was a bit intimidated when we first met up and he showed me his board room. But it turned out to be the perfect place to start. We went through different boards, discussing what he liked and didn't like about each one, giving me a solid foundation to work from.
Since then, we've connected on some gems and developed a great surfer/shaper relationship. I only wish we'd started working together earlier!
These days Shaun is a proud family man and does great work with The Waves as part of the Santa Cruz World Surfing Reserve, while still surfing professionally for 'Neill
Good man, great surfer, and someone I'm stoked to work with and proud to call a friend.
Surfing is for life. 🤙