There are more surfboard materials available to the consumer today than ever before in the history of the sport. Having options is a wonderful thing, but it can also be overwhelming. With so many ...

Taking up surfing as a career or a hobby is a move that requires gut-wrenching hard work to transition from beginner to expert over time. Growing from a full-time catching and riding prone beginner ...

There are more surfboard materials available to the consumer today than ever before in the history of the sport. Over the last several years the surfboard business has hit an all-time high with demand ...

A new surfboard technology has come from outer space. By using technology from the aerospace and motorsports industries, surfboard maker Varial Surfboards believe they have created a better and ...

On mornings before high school in San Diego, my friend Tanya and I would occasionally paddle out into the ocean, her on a fiberglass shortboard, and me on my dad’s 10-foot, soft Doyle foam longboard ...

View post: United States Has Issued 2 ‘Do Not Travel’ Warnings in July For those that are new to surfboard construction, boards are essentially made of a foam “blank” which is then carefully shaved ...

Surfboards are elongated platforms used by surfers to ride waves. They were originally invented in Hawaii, where they were referred to as "papa he’e nalu", and made of heavy local wood. Since then, ...

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, Calif., have developed a low-density, energy-absorbing foam that, among other potential applications, could help avoid a complete wipeout for ...

Two different surfboard blanks, two different feels. Here's which one might work for you.

Expanded polystyrene foam, typically used in everything from packaging for new TVs to carry-out food containers, but Jeffrey McNaught, owner of Edgewater Surf in Rocky River, found an eco-friendly use ...

There are more surfboard materials available to the consumer today than ever before in the history of the sport. Having options is a wonderful thing, but it can also be overwhelming. With so many ...