Ok I am off to a good start, worked on the board most of the day, stopped for some world cup action but worked pretty steady.
Cut out the outline with my jig saw.

Split it down the middle with my trusty shark saw.


Then I glued in one of the rocker templates for a stringer.

The stringer is needed to hold the blank stiff while I shape the blank.
Next I busted out the planer and mowed some foam. I am not a shaper so I find this part the hardest.

Here is a look at the outline of the shaped blank. I put in concaves either side of the stringer running from the middle out to the where the fins will be.

So far I have $25 and about eight hours invested.