It wasn’t long ago that the soft-top surfboard was scoffed at, used only by novices. A surfer on a soft top was either a beginner just learning to navigate the whitewash or they were a “kook,” a ...

Cabrillo Beach is not a great surf spot. And Allison Scinta is not a great surfer — yet. Despite the San Pedro beach’s small waves that only last a few seconds, she’s able to get up and have fun, ...

Soft top surfboards are becoming a staple in line-ups around the world. Cheap and virtually indestructible, they’re being used by beginners, pros, and many of us in between, in waves from the Pipeline ...

Surfing can definitely be too serious these days. While pros were surfing seriously in Tahiti, the "softer side of surfing" came out last weekend at the Red Bull Foam Wreckers Anti-Surf Contest in San ...

SAN CLEMENTE — A south swell is pumping perfect waves at one of the best surf spots in San Clemente — but the “blackball” flag is flying high. It’s a frustrating scenario for surfers left drooling dry ...

Jamie O'Brien is certainly known for riding unconventional crafts in waves of (real) consequence. Like, his soft top longboard at Pipe and Backdoor, and then trying board transfers on that same ...

When you talk about true R & D (industry-talk for Research and Development), for a brand to really know what their product is made of — they need some real researchers. Not just pretty ambassadors, ...