Let's face it: Surfboards are not environmentally friendly. Neither Polyurethane or EPS foam breaks down, and snapped and old surfboards typically end up in the landfills. Not to mention the piles of ...

Surfboards are elongated platforms used by surfers to ride waves. They were originally invented in Hawaii, where they were referred to as "papa he’e nalu", and made of heavy local wood. Since then, ...

There are more surfboard materials available to the consumer today than ever before in the history of the sport. Over the last several years the surfboard business has hit an all-time high with demand ...

A revolution is taking place in the surfing world. Eco-friendly surfboards are quickly becoming a staple in the surfing world, giving back to the ocean that allows them to do what they love. Soli ...

Surfboard shapers are using more cores of fused expanded polystyrene foam as the industry becomes more competitive and experimental. In December 2005, market-dominating Clark Foam of Laguna Niguel, ...

Somewhere in California, Florida or Hawaii someone is painstakingly sculpting a block of polyurethane foam into one of the most unique products the United States has ever produced: a surfboard. Using ...

The sustainable surfboard is here but will Kelly Slater ride one? For an insurgent group of surfers campaigning to green up the $7 billion surfing industry, Slater, an 11-time world champion, and ...

When it comes to ticking off the things that can do damage to the environment, surfboards may not be one of the first offenders that come to mind. But the traditional method of building a surfboard is ...

The surfer walks through the sand, paddles into an ocean twinkling beneath the open sky and waits among the dolphins and sea birds for a wave shaped by the confluence of distant storms, local breezes, ...