From Trees To Seas: A Paepo’o Shaper’s Journey- Surfer, Artist, Surfboard Shaper and Author Anh Pham's Personal Memoir Hardcover – April 24, 2026

Join Earth Fan Surf founder Anh Pham on a remarkable journey through waves, wood, art, and sustainability. Surfer, artist, sand artist, and traditional wooden Paepoʻo surfboard shaper, Anh shares over 40 years of surfing experience and deeply personal stories from a life devoted to the ocean and surfing while building handcrafted wooden surf craft in a modern mass-production surf industry.In From Trees to Seas: A Paepoʻo Shaper’s Journey, this heartfelt memoir becomes more than simply a story about making wood paepo'o surfboards—it becomes a movement rooted in eco-friendly living, cultural respect, and reconnecting people to the ocean in a more meaningful way. Through shaping boards by hand and embracing natural wood & oil materials, Anh discovers that surfing can be both sustainable and deeply human.As his path unfolds, Anh is drawn deeper into the ancestral Hawaiian traditions of Paepoʻo surfing, kahanalu bodysurfing, and wooden wave riding. Blending functional craftsmanship with creative art, each one-of-a-kind Earth Fan board becomes both a surf craft and a work of art.From experimenting with alternative surf craft and hand planes to promoting sustainable surfing around the world, Anh documents the trials, discoveries, setbacks, friendships, and unforgettable moments that shaped the creation of Earth Fan Surf and its growing Paepoʻo community including the Earth Fan Surf Paepo'o Classic.Filled with vivid photography, surf culture, ocean storytelling, and heartfelt reflections, this 144-page memoir captures the spirit of traditional surfing and the people who continue to keep it alive.More than a surf book, From Trees to Seas is a story about connection—to the ocean, to culture, to creativity, and to each other.From Trees to Seas — We Are All Earth Fans. Read more