I'm kind of glad these appear to be targeted at collectors rather than wave riders. $1500 is a high price for a surf board, though plenty of off the rack longboards or large wave can crack the $1000 barrier.<p>Wonder how a Tesla board would be received in the lineup. My guess is that aside from a few localized breaks, nobody would care much. Might generate more curiosity than hostility at a lot of spots, and where it would generate hostility, well, pretty much anything that stands out is a bad idea there. You know where to keep a low profile (that said, a shiny "Tesla" board in those rare circumstances would seem like an unusually unwise way of standing out, kind of like wearing a t-shirt celebrating your tech IPO at an anti-gentrification rally).<p>One thing that drives me a little nuts is the very sharp pointy nose, which I consider to be a non-functional hazard done purely for cosmetics. I actually think the smooth rounded edge looks better too, kind of like the corners of an iPhone. But Tesla would hardly be the first or only violator here. And if it's for decoration on the wall, then no harm no foul.<p>I'm all for buying surfboards as art. It's no crime to hang them on the wall and not ride them, as far as I'm concerned, and I highly doubt a shaper is going to be bummed to get the business. But this Tesla board on my wall as art? Nah.