James Gabriel on KM69, Trusting Himself, and Shaping with Kenny Tilton
January 12, 2022
James Gabriel doesn’t sugarcoat anything. If you ask him if surfing is for everybody, he’ll simply say, “no.” But he’ll shape you a custom surfboard, if you personally ask him to. “Tara,” he’ll say, “usap tayo.” A former race car mechanic abroad, James was among the many Pinoy mechanics spread out all over the world. […]