Big Guy Tri - a shortboard for bigger surfers

If you’re a big guy, as in tall and/or large, you’ve got only a couple of options when it comes to surfing.

You can bust out a log. Think 9′6″ of foam. A log will be easy to paddle, and because of your size, easy enough to step on the tail and whip that boat around. [...]

5’5” Aviso – Lost Round Nose Fish - My Dream Quiver

I’ve been dying to add a “real” modern fish to my quiver, and this is the magic board I would go for. Not only has it been time tested and proven to work exceptionally well by some of the best and most progressive guys in modern surfing (Cory Lopez, Chris Ward, Ryan Carlson, etc.), [...]

Surfboard boardbag fees aren’t going down anytime soon

Given that surfboard boardbag fees aren’t going down anytime soon, and I’m heading to Costa Rica, what I really, really need is a board like this that can collapse into two pieces. Not a longboard, but a shortboard. You may have seen this board somewhere as a concept board, a carbon fiber collapsible surfboard or [...]

Costco Surfboard - Surfer gives up - As seen on Craigslist

See, the fears that Costco surfboards were filling the oceans with kooks are totally unfounded! Here, a San Diego dude:

Bought a surfboard.
Tried it out, once.
“Surfing is hard!”
Sell board on Craigslist for $80.

And that’s all she wrote. There’s nothing to worry about with Costco - this guy was probably not in the takeoff zone, and was [...]

Home Depot Surfboard Shaping Project - Part 2

Readers will know that I was intent on shaping a surfboard out of pink foam insulation. I went to Home Depot, and bought 2″ and 1″ pieces. Once home, I mixed up a batch of epoxy and sandwiched it between the two pieces of foam; placing the thinner sheet on top. To guarantee good adhesion [...]

Home Depot Surfboard Project - A surfboard shaping story - Part 1

There is a shared ritual for anyone who puts their hands on a surfboard for the first time. First, you’ll feel the smooth contouring of the rails, then sight down the stringer, dance our finger tips over any bottom contours, flip it over a few times and then ask: “How’d they make this?” These days, all [...]

Kelly is at it again

No, he’s not dominating the tour (at least, so far…), he’s making boards with crazy recipes one would use to make special yogurts (yummy)! This time, he’s fusing the natural shape of a manta ray with his recent designs such as the Wizard Sleeve and the Tangent. How does this thing ride? [...]

Surfing an eco-friendly wave of green.

The foam board revolution has been hailed one of the grandest changes in the surfboard’s history since the invention of the fin. But after many decades of buying and using these surfboards, many of our eco-conscious brethren have realized that they have been hypocrites. We needed to change the materials used in shaping [...]

How to Become a Total Waterman

If you want to be a total Waterman like Laird Hamilton, this is the way to do it. Forget SUPing. Forget skimboarding. Forget “surfboarding.” I’ve seen the future. And this is it.

Question: How can I order a custom surfboard?

Owning a custom made surfboard will always rule over a shelf bought stick. It’s the delusional feeling that somehow your small input made this board work as well as it does. No store bought board could ever ride this good, because you weren’t there to put your two cents in on the design. This is [...]