What to expect at this surfboard designer’s final paddle-out
Hayden Cox would like to be cremated in Tom Ford, along with a wetsuit just in case there’s one final break that lies beyond. The Last Word column appears in every issue of Fin Magazine.
How would I design my own funeral? I would approach it the same way that I approach life – somewhere between reality and fantasy. I have always fantasised about things; when I was 15, I used to fantasise about one day making surfboards for a living.
I’d opt for cremation over being buried. From ashes comes rebirth and new life. You exit one vessel and enter the next. I’d like to think that we live many lives and connect with our soulmates over and over again. I’m not religious, but I believe in a greater energy – something bigger. The kind of energy that rewards you if you put in the work, if you practise karma. It’s an energy that humbles you.
