Responsibilities: “I mainly design and shape surfboards and, with that, comes a lot of R&D with riders and equipment. The personal R&D is riding new variations of boards that you’ve already proven to ...

Saturday, Oct. 20th Let the bidding begin. Hobie Surfboards premiere Hobie Shaping Team have come up with some unique surfboards that represent Hobie's rich history to be auctioned off at the Hobie: ...

Michael Takayama of Michael Surfboards specializes in shaping longboards. By Alexandra Cheney OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Inside the 128-square-foot shaping bay at Michael Surfboards, family history and ...

Photo by Jeanne RiceAfter a generation of innovation, a few surfers are deciding they want no part of the skinny, concave, hard-to-ride shortboards that have become the industry standard. They're ...

To talk about the history of longboarding is to talk about the origins of surfing as a whole. Ancient Polynesian cultures rode boards that were thin, heavy and made from solid wood like koa. (Good ...

If you don't know much about skateboards or longboards, it may be tricky to tell the difference between them. Believe it or not, both boards have entirely different uses. When picking which would be ...