The Uluwatu Surf Villas are perched atop one of the most beautiful properties in the world, overlooking the most famous wave in Indonesia. With so many talented surfers and shapers coming through the ...

Swellcycle is a Santa Cruz-based startup that is developing 3D-printed surfboards using cutting-edge manufacturing technology ...

Dennis Jarvis shut his eyes and felt around the edges of a partially shaped piece of foam surfboard. He worked his fingers along the sides like a blind man reading braille, stopping for a moment when ...

Most shapers don’t discover their passion for board design while manning an espresso machine. But for Avalon Starick, who shapes and manages production for the Australia sector of XO Coco (style queen ...

SANTA CRUZ — Doug Haut has done a lot to shape the surfing culture of Santa Cruz, in more ways than one. In the literal sense, he has constructed, or “shaped,” an estimated 30,000-plus surfboards ...

From koa to balsa to foam, surfboards have come a long way. Amy shows us how a mixture of modern technology and handmade craftsmanship has brought surfboard shaping to a new level. Surfboard shaping ...

Nick Halleran is literally riding the wave of the do-it-yourself trend. The North End resident is the founder and head shaping instructor at Make and Ride Surf Exchange. His surfboard factory gives ...

The next great salute to surfing hits movie screens today with a promise to chill and thrill as viewers take in the roar of the ocean, the towering waves and the strong men and women who conquer them.