Santa Cruz County has some of the most consistent, diverse and varied surf in the country, if not the world. Perfect points, slabby reefs, wedgy beachbreak, slow peelers — plus a wide-open exposure to ...

LOS ANGELES — One of the greatest child phenomenons in surfing history, Donald Takayama saved up money from his paper route to buy a plane ticket to travel from one boarding mecca to another. He ...

ONE OF A FEW LGBTQ+ SURFBOARD MAKERS IN THE WORLD. NATS...SHAPING MANDOLEVETT IS BREAKING THE MOLD WHEN IT COMES TO SURF BOARD DESIGNERS. THEY ARE RIDING THE SURF INDUSTRY ON THE CENTRAL COAST... INTO ...

In the early days of professional surfing, there was no demarcation line between surfers and shapers. Legends like Gerry Lopez, Reno Abelleria, Mark Richards, Pete Townend and Terry Fitzgerald, some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A surfboard that not long ago spent several weeks being shaped in the Sydney factory of Haydenshapes is now carving through ...

Surfing is something you do alone, but the truth is, there is someone there with you, right beneath your feet. Behind, or below, every great surfer — and even the weekend ripper — is the surfboard ...

If you drive the I-5 south from Downtown Los Angeles you’ll see what’s left of the city’s industrial past. Railroad tracks and freight cars. Warehouses and shipping containers. The odd machine tools ...