P.A. Surfboards

About

Lebanon's only surfboard shaper. Paul Abbas — completely self-taught from YouTube and online research, shaping since 2010 — runs his workshop out of a converted family home in the Jounieh suburbs, ~10 miles north of Beirut. Custom surfboards (around $450–$900), hand-shaped fins, SUPs, and the realistic option for ding repair anywhere on the Lebanese coast. Orders ship across the region (West Africa, the Gulf, Egypt).