In the early 1960s, surf shops, which had been little more than beach shacks where balsawood blanks were sculpted into surfboards, were replaced by storefronts where surfboards were sold along with ...

Shaping a surfboard with ones own hands is sure to be high on the bucket list of any surfer you know. That's where Shaper Supply Co.'s "Shaping School" comes in, a four-hour introductory lesson on ...

For those in the area, the 2022 Boardroom Surfboard Show and Icons of Foam Shape-Off will be held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, in Del Mar, California, October 8th and 9th. Over the decades, the shaping ...

COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — Foam particles float through the air, eventually falling into a pile on the floor, the culmination of the many boards that have been shaped in this garage. Kyle Shellhammer is ...

Mark “Marko” Wolfinger was a La Jolla surfing legend. He rode many of the world’s most famous surf spots and dominated surfing competitions from a young age. But his passion for the sport extended ...

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 ...

F ew people in this vast realm of surfing can say they’ve had a hand in shaping the sport (quite literally) for more than ...

Pat O'Hare was one of the east coast's most popular surfboard craftsmen and a respected ambassador of the sport. O'Hare died Nov. 16 after suffering complications from heart surgery and a stroke. He ...

ORLANDO — More than 20 years ago two friends and surfers, Roy Turner, then an owner of a North Carolina Surf Shop, and Mick Duncan came together to form the non-profit 501(3) BRH, Board of Retailers ...

Some fathers pass down a love of fishing to their sons. Others share the tradition of fixing cars or building a model train set. Josh Martin’s family legacy is shaping surfboards. Over a nearly ...

Joe Ditler has surfed Coronado's beach break for decades. His board of choice runs long. He held up one of his regulars: a long, blue fiberglass board. "I have a nice little edge on my tail, I like ...