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 ...

Want to forge a deeper connection with your modern surfboard? Ride what preceded it… Every single surfboard we ride carries a crucial piece of DNA from designs long gone. That concave bottom? The ...

Miles Park receives funding from AISRF and is a member of the DIA The surfboard industry remains a paradox – existing in a shared but parallel world of high-tech and traditional design and production ...

Wielding a balance ruler the size of a small child, Al Merrick scrupulously examined the minutiae in the foam blanks. Like a Moroccan merchant, the Santa Barbara shaping legend inspected the goods ...

I geek out talking about this stuff, as you can probably tell,” Josh Kerr said. No kidding. Kerr’s enthusiasm for building and ripping surfboards goes well beyond our Friday afternoon chat. It’s ...

Every single surfboard we ride carries a crucial piece of DNA from designs long gone. That concave bottom? The three-stage rocker? The tucked-edge rail? It all comes from experimental designs from ...