As surfers we depend on and immerse ourselves in nature every chance we get. It only makes sense, then, to pay attention to the environment and how we affect it. Although there’s a long way to go before everyone’s riding a low impact surfboard, sustainability in surf culture is starting to take root. New innovations […]
Getting ahold of a surfboard with the perfect dimensions is a challenge. A lot of time, money, and material resource goes into the act of making sure you get it right. Once you have your magic board it makes sense to maintain it. Preserving your board will not only allow you to get the most […]
Ryan Burch is always at it – constantly testing the outer limits of self-shaped oddities. Asymetricals, rainbow colored fish, and 14 foot gliders, are a few of the designs he’s piloted. Why not take it a step further and go shapeless? In Erik Derman’s short edit Burch goes all the way, surfing what might be surfboard […]
CJ Nelson’s recent moment of glory at the 2017 Mexi Log Fest and Duct Tape Invitational at La Saladita was inspirational on multiple levels. A sense of victory in a pair of contests not so concerned with victory was heightened by what it represented outside of surfing – a person making a true comeback from […]
Danny Hess is a shaper with a different take on how things should be done. Instead of aiming to mass produce and cash in on flimsy, prefabricated pop-outs, he’s pushed to, “evolve what a surfboard can be, and create new technologies.” The surfboards and handplanes he makes are wood-based works of art. Each individual board is handcrafted using […]
The Costa Mesa Conceptual Art Center, a gallery space developed by Alex Knost and Daniella Murphy, is hosting an exhibit titled The Bonzer. The show celebrates the history of a surfboard design that quietly pushed the boundaries of the shortboard revolution and yet largely stayed off the mainstream radar. Originally created by Malcolm and Duncan Campbell in the […]