‘Teaken Skateboards’ has been a long journey, to say the least. Growing up, I was obsessed with skateboarding and never wanted to get off my board, except when I had to go to work and build boats.

While building boats and working on yachts for the past 20 years, I have always looked down at the teak timber decks below my feet and thought what an amazing material it was. After returning from skating one day, I walked onto the yacht I was working and living on and I thought, “I need to make a skateboard grip out of Teak!” It’s super durable, handles all weather conditions and does not split or splinter. The best thing about Teak is that it's super grippy and feels amazing under the feet. I got straight to work searching and sourcing sustanible Teak wood then thinking of ways to bring my idea to life.