The first surfboards ever ridden were heavy wooden planks, some weighing in at 100 pounds, the reserve of only the strongest and most athletic of watermen. Things moved forward quickly from the 1950s onward, with the advent of polyurethane foam, fibreglass and resin to create the lightweight and manoeuvrable surfboards the vast majority of surfers ride today. Wooden surfboards … [Read more...] about Are Wooden Surfboards Making a Quiet Comeback?