Discarded body boards, plastic bottles, used fin boxes, left over carbon fiber, and Kelly Slater’s old traction pad are some of the materials Dan Mann recycled to create a surfboard largely made out of trash. Watch the video below and listen to Dan Mann expound on his approach to learn more about how he replicated […]
Tyler Warren’s Instagram is full of images of intriguing surfboard and fin designs. From retro inspired twin fins, to thrusters, eggs, mid-length single fins and logs, the shapes he’s pushing out into the world are polished with charisma. In a recent video release, “Home,” he puts on an alternative craft riding clinic. In it he […]
Summer in Northern California is one of the slowest seasons. The fog rolls in, swells rarely live up to forecast hype, crowds increase, and the doldrums invariably kick in. Don’t let the inevitable keep you from staying psyched though. Get proactive, and turn it around. Below are three ways to stay inspired when the ocean […]
The 2017 Boardroom International Surfboard Show is set to run from May 6-7th at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in San Diego County. The event includes surfboard and wetsuit demos, live music, panel discussions, laminating demonstrations, surfboard auctions, and a “shape-off” where shapers compete to see who can best replicate an existing design. Some of the topics to […]
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 […]