{"id":87,"date":"2025-07-16T12:12:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joelfitzgeraldsurfboards-france.com\/?p=87"},"modified":"2025-07-16T12:12:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T10:12:56","slug":"joel-fitzgerald-arrives-at-the-shapers-club-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joelfitzgeraldsurfboards-france.com\/en\/news\/joel-fitzgerald-arrives-at-the-shapers-club-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Fitzgerald arrives at the Shapers Club House!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It's official: <strong>Jo\u00ebl Fitzgerald<\/strong>one of the most inspiring shapers of his generation, will be <strong>invited to the Shapers Club House in early September<\/strong> for an exceptional residency. This partnership marks a new stage in the history of surfing in France, and in particular for fans of <strong>authentic surf shape<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf0a A master of Australian shaping at Shapers Club<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Son of the legendary Terry Fitzgerald (Hot Buttered Surfboards), <strong>Jo\u00ebl drew his own line<\/strong>influenced by the roots of Australian surfing and the fluid manoeuvres of the <em>free surf<\/em>. Every <strong>surfboard<\/strong> by Jo\u00ebl Fitzgerald is a work of art: pure lines, <strong>sharp tail<\/strong>harmonious tracks and <strong>rocker designed for carving<\/strong>with a philosophy deeply rooted in <strong>soul surfing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His arrival at the <strong>new Shapers Club workshop<\/strong> of 1800 m\u00b2 in Marennes d'Ol\u00e9ron (a stone's throw from the best <strong>beach breaks<\/strong> of the Atlantic coast) is in keeping with the spirit of innovation and sharing fostered by <strong>UWL Surfboards<\/strong> since the 90s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd25 A unique opportunity: bespoke orders direct from the shaper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout his residency, <strong>Jo\u00ebl offers a personalized shaping service<\/strong>. Each surfer will have the opportunity to talk directly with him to design his ideal board: from the <strong>fish retro to longboard nose rider<\/strong>through to the <strong>manageable hybrids<\/strong>or even <strong>guns<\/strong> designed for the biggest swells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be able to observe the manufacturing process: <strong>foam loaf<\/strong>, <strong>stringer<\/strong>, <strong>stratification<\/strong>, <strong>tinted resin<\/strong>... Everything is done by hand, with passion, integrating <strong>eco-responsible materials<\/strong> to stay true to sustainable surfing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfaf Book your shape signed by Joel Fitzgerald now<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>Residence dates: September 2025<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udccd <strong>Shapers Club House - Marennes d'Ol\u00e9ron<\/strong><br>\ud83d\udce6 <strong>Limited orders<\/strong> - priority to first registrants<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To reserve your board, go to <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.shapersclub.com\">shop.shapersclub.com<\/a> or contact us directly via the dedicated form.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s official: Jo\u00ebl Fitzgerald, one of the most inspiring shapers of his generation, will be a guest at the Shapers Club House in early September for an exceptional residency. This partnership marks a new milestone in the history of surfing in France, and particularly for enthusiasts of authentic surfboard shaping. \ud83c\udf0a An Australian shaping master [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":90,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualites"],"acpt":{"meta":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelfitzgeraldsurfboards-france.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelfitzgeraldsurfboards-france.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelfitzgeraldsurfboards-france.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joelfitzgeraldsurfboards-france.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joelfitzgeraldsurfboards-france.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/joelfitzgeraldsurfboards-france.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91,"href":"https:\/\/joelfitzgeraldsurfboards-france.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions\/91"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joelfitzgeraldsurfboards-france.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelfitzgeraldsurfboards-france.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joelfitzgeraldsurfboards-france.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joelfitzgeraldsurfboards-france.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}