It is becoming more and more difficult to find locally-made products today, and even less common for those products to be 100% hand-made by a talented craftsperson. Give the complex and soulful process of creating a surfboard or skateboard, one would think these would be aspects of manufacturing immune to offshoring. Unfortunately, the once-sacred art of surfboard shaping and … [Read more...] about STRGHT Skateboards Hand Crafted And Made in the USA
Z-Flex Skateboards And Jay Adam’s Started it ALL
Few people outside of the skateboarding world have probably heard of Z-Flex Skateboards. Those in the know, however, are well aware of the influence and impact that the brand has had on the skateboarding since the early days of the sport. In 1975, the popularity of skateboarding was at its peak, propelled by the Zephyr skate team of Santa Monica, California. The ‘Z-Boys,’ as … [Read more...] about Z-Flex Skateboards And Jay Adam’s Started it ALL
Fresh Faces of the 2014 ASP World Championship Tour
After an exciting 2013 season that ran down to the wire for crowning a men’s ASP WCT champion and the young guns shaking up the Women’s WCT, the 2014 ASP World Championship Tour for both the men and women will be the most progressive year yet for the Dream Tour. Australians Dion Atkinson and Mitch Crews have both earned a spot on the men’s 2014 Tour and rookies Nikki Van Dijk … [Read more...] about Fresh Faces of the 2014 ASP World Championship Tour
Catch Surf Beater Boards Fun in The Sun
Beneath the neon colors, 80’s headbands, sunglasses, and youthful exuberance of one of surfing’s more identifiable brands is a dedication to one thing: fun. On the shoulders of their ultra-popular Catch Surf Beater boards, San Clemente-based Catch Surf has captured the carefree feeling of a summer day at the beach and managed to infuse that into their line of clothing, boards, … [Read more...] about Catch Surf Beater Boards Fun in The Sun
Matching Your Surfboard Fins with Surf Conditions
The ocean is a fickle mistress, and as such, surfers must be able to adapt their equipment to best match her moods in order to get the most from their surfing experience. At times, the sea offers up perfectly clean four-footers that peel off for as far as the eye can see. Other times, we paddle out into a soupy mess of whitewater and giant, inconsistent peaks. And then there … [Read more...] about Matching Your Surfboard Fins with Surf Conditions