The art of shaping a surfboard has dramatically evolved over dozens, maybe hundreds of years of surfing. From early pioneers who would fell trees and hack and carve them into a 15-to-20 feet long ...

"Tony jokes I'm the only shaper who reads the Wall Street Journal," says Jim Dunlop of Mystic Surfboards in Jacksonville Beach. Tony Iannarone owns Clean Ocean Surfboards. Jim and Tony are friends who ...

After hand-shaping surfboards for more than 40 years, Rich Harbour did the unthinkable in 2000. He flirted with mass production overseas. It didn’t work, and the owner of Harbour Surfboards in Seal ...

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 ...

There are more surfboard materials available to the consumer today than ever before in the history of the sport. Having options is a wonderful thing, but it can also be overwhelming. With so many ...

This week’s closure of Clark Foam will help fuel the offshore production of surfboards, a trend that has been accelerating in recent years, industry experts say. The Laguna Niguel factory’s closure ...

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 ...

Though 29-year-old Virginia Beach surfboard shaper Jordan Brazie was one of the youngest to compete in last weekend’s Surf Expo shape-off — it was his overall knowledge of the art and probably a ...

Stephen Pearson is an artist. His medium is heavy-duty Styrofoam, and his work is not meant to be hung on a wall. In fact, the less time his artwork is indoors, the better. Pearson's passion is ...