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By Kevin Cody Dave Hollander’s first surf job was at the Bing Surfboard factory on Surfboard Row (Cypress Avenue) in Hermosa Beach.

Running WFO in an unauthorized Baja 500, Grubby Clark, Walter Hoffman, Renny Yater, and Gerry Lopez roost through the dirty ’70s.

/PRNewswire/ -- The High Heat Melamine Foam Market has grown substantially over the years. To estimate the size of the market, Technavio has tracked the recent...

/PRNewswire/ -- The global expanded polypropylene (EPP) foam market is projected to reach a value of US$ 4,962.51 Mn in 2032, with the market growing at a...

According to latest research by Future Market Insights, market is set to witness steady growth during forecast period.

Raw materials, shipping and a stretched supply chain contributed to the price increases.

The story of Jim Drakes first "Wing" rig February 15, 2021 | Windsurfing The idea of the first "Wing" rig came up in August 1981 when Jim Drake visited me in the surf editorial office in Munich. It was precursor of modern wing surfing. Jim and I had been friends since 1977 when Surf-Magazin was founded, and my article about the "true inventor" of windsurfing was published. So in August 1981, over dinner, we discussed our experiences that we had made over a year earlier at the PanAm Cup in Hawai...

Editor’s Note:  Welcome to our new series, Surf History 101, where we look at innovations in the world of surfing and beyond that changed the pursuit forever. In this edition, Sam George looks at the modern longboard and how it inspired the “fun revolution.” What Is It? The “modern longboard” is a popular design that approximates the length and templates of surfboards ridden in the early-to-late-1960s, yet has been modified for increased maneuverability through the incorporation of ...

Ever Heard of Exo Flex? You Have Now A candidate for the next great breakthrough in surfboard manufacturing Photo: Nathan Tyack Photo Link copied to clipboard Breakthroughs in surfboard tech always seem to happen suddenly, when in fact they’ve usually been percolating in the background for years.  Polyurethane foam had been in commercial production for 30 years before someone thought, “Hey! Maybe this would make a good surfboard.” More recently Bert Burger, the original brain behind Fire...