Graham Carse hangs up his board in his Caversham shop Quarry Beach Surfboards, which will close in October. Photo: Peter McIntoshA wave of grief has made it clear to Graham Carse that life is too short to keep working. The Quarry Beach Surfboards owner has had some health issues and has watched others around him struggle with their own health problems. So the 69-year-old has decided to call it a day at his surfboard manufacturing shop in Caversham, to "see what retirement is like". He taught himself how to make surfboards and worked out what shapes worked best for the conditions along Dunedin’s coastline, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 31, 2022 03:35 UTC