Though 29-year-old Virginia Beach surfboard shaper Jordan Brazie was one of the youngest to compete in last weekend’s Surf Expo shape-off — it was his overall knowledge of the art and probably a ...

When it comes to the art of surfboard shaping — there is no such thing as “too old” to continue your craft. That statement proved to be fact at this year's Florida Shape Off held at the Orlando ...

Last blog, John Elwell, a friend of Bob Simmons during the last five or six years of his life, shared stories from this great innovator. Here is Elwell's discussion on the planing hull: Aspect ratio ...

Santa Barbara isn’t a big city, but it’s played an outsized role in the development of the surfboard industry. Since the 1960s, Santa Barbarans have created some of the most iconic boards, ...

Kelly Slater is not an average surfer. That’s should be pretty obvious. But in case it wasn’t, just look at stats: 11 world titles, the most competitive wins ever, he’s the youngest surfer ever to win ...

The high-pitched whine of the electric planer splits the air, and Malcolm Knight walks up and back, again and again, gradually carving a curve into the side of a block of foam. Although a vacuum sucks ...

Callused hands have shaped boards for decades at the San Juan Capistrano workshop of Hobie Designs Inc., a pioneer in the quintessentially Southern California surf industry. But increasingly those ...

Fins to the surfer are like footwear to the footballer. Sure they mightn't matter much to those just starting out but for the more experienced, different designs can deliver the added stability and ...

ORLANDO — More than 20 years ago two friends and surfers, Roy Turner, then an owner of a North Carolina Surf Shop, and Mick Duncan came together to form the non-profit 501(3) BRH, Board of Retailers ...

This new surfboard design features variable rocker, which founder Brenton Woo thinks could be a game-changer over rigid surfboards with a fixed rocker. Picture this: It’s 2020, the first time surfing ...