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The Top 5 reasons to ride a Shortboard

The Top 5 reasons to ride a Shortboard

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As a surfer, there is a possibility that you ‘might have been riding’ the wrong board all your life. “Impossible! I am a pro rider,” you might be thinking. But the thing is, you just perfected riding the wrong board. I can’t blame you. I am a victim too. I started out with a standard thruster and everything was fun until it wasn’t. Surfing become boring. I was of the school of thought that “if it is not broken, then don’t replace it.” One day, my friends dragged me to the beach. One of them allowed me to borrow their...

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Surfboard Design - Types of Surfboards

Surfboard Design - Types of Surfboards

Surfboard Design So many different types of boards all made for different uses. What are they made for and which one may suit you best? Check out all the different styles of surfboard design and help find out which one suits your surfing needs. Shortboards This surfboard plan had incredible accomplishment with superior surfing in the 1970s and still permits surfers to push the limits of their capacity. The advanced shortboard is normally under seven feet long and is made for forceful surfing in basic segments of the wave. It is most generally seen with sharp noses, more slender rails, and...

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History of Surfing Innovation: Part 3: Wood to Fibreglass

History of Surfing Innovation: Part 3: Wood to Fibreglass

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The 1930’s and 40’s were a ground breaking period in the history of surfing innovation. People were getting in the water more thanks to Blake’s lightweight finned boards. Inspired byBlake’s innovative designs, a group of Hawaiian surfers, Fran Heath, Wally Froseith and John Kelly experimented with shaping and tail sizes. By shaving off parts of the tail and rails, a steep contoured Roll/Vee tail was crafted, allowing more control and maneuverability. This board the ‘Hot Curl’ finally allowed surfer to ride in the ‘hot curl’, or curling peak of the wave. From 1932, redwood was largely partnered with the South American balsa wood. A super lightweight alternative to redwood; balsa boards were coated in varnish to waterproof. The centre of the boards was balsa and the rails, redwood to ensure strength and durability. And then it happened. World War II finished and...

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