When it comes to the art of surfboard shaping — there is no such thing as “too old” to continue your craft. That statement proved to be fact at this year's Florida Shape Off held at the Orlando ...

Lower volume increases sensitivity but can become a bit more tweaky in heavy surf. Higher-volume boards increase stability ...

Jacksonville Beach's Mike Whisnant has been shaping surfboards for more than 25 years. And while he has created thousands of custom boards, fulfilling requests from customers for all shapes and sizes, ...

Paul Carter lives and breathes anything that has to do with surfing. And why shouldn’t he? Carter, 33, owns San Clemente Surfboards & Art, where he creates boards that leave many breathless – that is, ...

ORLANDO — More than 20 years ago two friends and surfers, Roy Turner, then an owner of a North Carolina Surf Shop, and Mick Duncan came together to form the non-profit 501(3) BRH, Board of Retailers ...

SAYVILLE, Long Island (WABC) -- At just 16, Michael Becker was making surfboards in his backyard with his parents financing his project. Now he has his own shop "Nature's Shapes" making custom boards.

Fins to the surfer are like footwear to the footballer. Sure they mightn't matter much to those just starting out but for the more experienced, different designs can deliver the added stability and ...

It’s clear upon walking in that Almond Surfboards is an atypical surf shop. “We are not really attempting to chase fashion trends or be a huge brand,” says Dave Allee as he motions to the ...

Though 29-year-old Virginia Beach surfboard shaper Jordan Brazie was one of the youngest to compete in last weekend’s Surf Expo shape-off — it was his overall knowledge of the art and probably a ...