For decades, the process of making a surfboard has more or less been the same: cut a piece of foam; put a wooden stringer down the middle to provide structure and strength; shape it, then wrap it in ...

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA — Surfboard manufacturer Firewire Surfboards Ltd. has developed a new board design it says is more flexible than its predecessor designs. Firewire's Australian sales officer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rob Machado did not build his latest surfboard model to be whipped around backside or launched into full rotations. But when the ...

This summer, I wanted a surfboard that would work in all conditions; I wanted a board that was different from my standard tri-fin shortboard that I rode all winter. Fortunately for you, you can look ...

Firewire’s Custom Board Design (CBD) option lets you shape your own board, tweaking the width, nose, tail, and thickness. Using the online modeling app, I scaled up a 6’2″ Dominator, giving it a wider ...

The great irony in the sport of surfing is that the process of making a surfboard puts a great deal of strain on the environment. The various chemicals and materials used to assemble boards, leashes, ...

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When it comes to your surfboard, lighter is always better. (Well, unless we're talking big wave boards, but that's another story.) There's nothing worse than picking up a new performance blade and ...