(Inside Science) -- More people are hitting the beach with surfboards in tow these days. The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association estimates there were 2.5 million surfers in the U.S. alone in 2016, ...

When it comes to putting together your dream surfboard, there's a heck of a lot of things to think about. Volume or dimensions? EPS or poly? Single or double concave? What about rocker? Single fin, ...

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 ...

Surfers have been experimenting with fins ever since Tom Blake commandeered a keel off an abandoned speedboat and screwed it into the bottom of a paddleboard in 1935. In the century that followed, ...

In a previous life, the soda and beer cans held carbonated drinks that were sipped – or guzzled – but in their new form, these recycled cans will help a surfer ride waves. And, in the ’60s, sounds ...