The birth of the modern surfboard can be traced back to space age of the last century, a time when the post-war boom gave way to new lightweight materials. This radically changed the way surfboards ...

A Sarasota craftsman creates surfboards ideal for riding waves on Florida's Gulf Coast. Brett Tellinger of Gum Surfboards has been hand-shaping boards for over 15 years, blending old-school techniques ...

The race to create a viable, high-performance surfboard using mycelium in place of a polystyrene-based foam started well over a decade ago, depending upon whom you ask. And while the industrial ...

Amelia Martin was on a missionary trip to Haiti in 2019 when she noticed something that upset her: an avid surfer, she was struck by the pollution in the ocean and on a local beach. She said it ...

It wasn’t long ago that the soft-top surfboard was scoffed at, used only by novices. A surfer on a soft top was either a beginner just learning to navigate the whitewash or they were a “kook,” a ...

San Diego is home to a robust surfing industry and now, thanks to a collaboration with UC San Diego’s biology and chemistry students, the city is also home to the world’s first algae-based surfboard.

Gowing Bros Limited (Gowings), an investment company, has identified a market opportunity for such a travel surfboard, planning to turn the vision into a reality in partnership with its brands Gowings ...