Making a surfboard from foam is of course very cool, but it does not have the tradition of “whiskey planks," which means it will forever be inferior to the process of building a wooden surfboard.

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 ...

Originally published: 10/5/2000 The urethane cord used to attach a surfer to a surfboard or bodyboard. Also called a leg rope. Surf leashes are de rigueur these days. It’s hard to imagine someone ...

Think 'surfing' and that might not prompt vision of people riding waves in the Great Lakes. Imagining surfboards being produced in the fresh water basin may be even harder. But a Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...

The mouth of the San Lorenzo river in Santa Cruz, Calif., isn't a great place to surf. Rocks, pollution and swift currents make it precarious almost year-round. But before the construction of a harbor ...