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Kids at Heart
Photo Gallery: Kids at Heart Whitney Philips and Matt Groom started their Warren, Vermont, skateboard company Warren Pieces to make use of scraps from their carpentry business. Each exquisite deck is...
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Patagonia Yulex-Nexkin Wetsuits
One may not think about environmental sustainability when selecting a wetsuit, but Patagonia would like to change that. Their Yulex-Nexkin is made predominately out of plant-based biorubber. Most...
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Your Next Surfboard Will Be Made from Algae
Last month, developers unveiled the world’s first sustainable, algae-based surfboard at the premiere of National Geographic’s documentary World’s Smart Cities: San Diego, which the board will tour with...
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This New Surf Company Is Making Boards from Mushrooms
What do you get when you cross a couple of eco-minded California surfers with a team of sustainability-focused New York scientists? A whole lot of innovation and experimentation—and a surfboard made...
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Varial Foam Surfboards
If I’m backpacking to my surf spot, I want the lightest, most buoyant board possible. It also needs to be tough, because if (really when) I knock a hole in it, I’m not going to be able to do an...
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Grain Custom Surfboards
A trip to Grain Surfboards in York, Maine, takes the travel souvenir far beyond T-shirts and snow globes. Students who attend the four-to-seven-day shaping seminars stay nearby and learn to use planes,...
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The Best Wipeouts of the Volcom Pipe Pro
Photo Gallery: The Best Wipeouts of the Volcom Pipe Pro Week after week of big swells have traveled across the Pacific and hammered the Hawaiian coast. For three days in late January, surfers from...
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The Surfboards of Mavericks
Photo Gallery: The Surfboards of Mavericks The Titans of Mavericks big wave contest, which took place Friday off the coast of Half Moon Bay in Northern California, is one of the most important,...
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Marbleangelo Surfboard
This, friends, is the board you want in the lineup all summer. It’s a Custom California swallowtail with a freestyle airbrush design from legendary New York graffiti artist Futura that looks like a...
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9 Nuts and Bolts for a Day at the Beach
Vans Hanalei Flip-Flops ($19) Photo: Courtesy of Vans With a cushy footbed and anatomical plastic straps, Vans's Hanalei flip-flops are comfortable enough to stand in all day. Buy Now Smith Colson...
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Strand Surfboard Shower
Beach bungalows need ample natural light, a big patio, rocking chairs, plenty of beer, and maybe this surfboard shower. Two nozzles, one for your head and one for your feet, stick out of the...
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Stop Buying Gear and Build It Yourself Instead
It’s easy to walk into a shop and buy gear. But what if you want to make your own outdoor toys? For those who are brave enough, plenty of workshops will help you get your hands dirty. Here are five of...
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The Best Women's Surfing Gear
For decades, outdoor brands gave little attention to women’s products. That’s changing fast. We asked a field of expert female athletes to nominate the best new performance tools in a range of sports....
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Why You Should Try a Soft-Top Surfboard
Pipeline is firing the day I get my soft-top, a hot pink nine-foot log. Imagine the stares I get as I paddle out. I’m not expecting much, but the next thing I know I’m locked into a big one, getting...
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The Best Surfboards of 2017
We don’t all surf like John John Florence. Most of us need board shapes that are forgiving—more volume here, less rocker there. But you still want one that won’t bog through turns or pearl on takeoff....
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This Modular Board Could Be the Future of Surfing
When the word “travel” appears anywhere near a piece of outdoor gear it usually denotes compromise. Miniature travel toothbrushes. Downsized travel guitars. Folding travel bicycles. Yes, they get the...
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Surf Travel Just Got Easier with a Board-Ready Backpack
It’s one of those inventions that makes you wonder, “Why didn’t I think of that?” For years, surfers have awkwardly tiptoed through crowds and tight spaces with our surfboards held to our sides. We...
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The Best Surfboards of 2018
It’s south-swell season. Make sure you have the right board. (Courtesy Superbrand) Superbrand Siamese Twin ($705) The modern fish isn’t new—credit the 1997 film 5'5" x 19¼" with reinvigorating the...
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Three-Wheeled Electric Bikes Patrol California Beaches
California’s park rangers are upgrading the way they patrol their jurisdictions after launching a partnership this month with Standard Bearer Machines, the manufacturers of the Rungu Electric...
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The Best Women's Surfing Gear
Ashley Lloyd Surfboards Gordon’s Egg ($950) As one of the few top-level female shapers in the world, Ashley Lloyd Thompson designed this 7-foot 2-inch egg to perform in anything from waist-high to...
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