When Tom Blake took a stabilizing fin off a motorboat and bolted it to the bottom of his hollow surfboard at Waikiki in 1935, he set in motion a fascinating process of development and refinement that ...

A few days ago I got an email asking me when they first started putting fins on surfboards and who was the first person to do that. So I thought it would be fun to take a little look at the evolution ...

Finally, an industry trade show less about the industry and more about the trade. The second annual Sacred Craft Consumer Surfboard Expo, held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds October 11th and 12th, was, as ...

When it comes to the art of surfboard shaping — there is no such thing as “too old” to continue your craft. That statement proved to be fact at this year's Florida Shape Off held at the Orlando ...

Matt Tatum has been on a surfing expedition since childhood. When he started in Cocoa Beach, Florida, at age 11, he developed a passion for riding the waves. His love of surfing sent him on a never ...

A surfboard that not long ago spent several weeks being shaped in the Sydney factory of Haydenshapes is now carving through eight-foot waves off the coast of Hawaii. As one of the world’s most ...