Mike WallaceMike Wallace has pulled in deep to surf subjects ranging from the origins of the wetsuit to computer-aided surfboard design for various blogs and publications, including Surfpulse, Good Times, The Inertia and the Half Moon Bay Review. Based in Moss Bach, California, Mike has shaped surfboards for several years under the 'Iconoclast' label in the never-ending search for the optimal combination of retro outlines and modern bottom contours to give more mature surfers a leg up over their younger rivals. He is also the head coach of the Half Moon Bay High Surf Team and has spent several seasons caravanning up and down the California coast in the lee of the state's piers coaching his two groms Konrad and Kaira. This has informed his unique perspective on 'Piers of the California Coast' as a window into regional surf culture. By trade he is a market strategist for Action Economics and has been posted in Washington, London and Bay Area covering the international financial markets for the past two decades. Mike has shaped surfboards for several years under the 'Iconoclast' label in the never-ending search for the optimal combination of retro outlines and modern bottom contours to give more mature surfers a leg up over their younger rivals. He is also the head coach of the Half Moon Bay High Surf Team and has spent several seasons caravanning up and down the California coast in the lee of the state's piers coaching his two groms Konrad and Kaira. This has informed his unique perspective on 'Piers of the California Coast' as a window into regional surf culture. By trade he is a market strategist for Action Economics and has been posted in Washington, London and Bay Area covering the international financial markets for the past two decades. Read More Read Less