Surfboard collecting isn’t just a hobby; it’s a journey through the rich history of surfing. From the early days when surfboards were crafted from solid wood to the innovative designs of the 1960s and ...

In "Finders Keepers," Tanner Gudauskas explores the history of the green bonzer surfboard from the movie "Shelter," and its ...

Originally a sport of Hawaiian royalty, surfing was taken to the next level once surfboard designers started making boards wider, shorter and lighter. Correspondent Tracy Smith looks at how design, ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) -- Saturday, July 19, marks the 140th anniversary of an event that made Santa Cruz a top surfing destination. It's a bit of surfing history not too many people know about, but ...

It’s a gathering to celebrate surfing’s rich past, but also a way to keep its history alive and relevant for the next generation of board riders. The Vintage Surfboard Collector Club will hit the ...

This spring quarter, UC Santa Cruz Humanities students immersed themselves in the story of three Hawaiian princes who introduced surfing to the United States in the late 19th century, using Santa Cruz ...

Surfing history has been carved onto surfboards more so than any track ever carved into a transitory wave face. The boards are our record, more than all the photos and footage, because they were there ...

Of the myriad design elements that make up a surfboard, nothing affects performance quite as profoundly as fins. Consider this visual timeline and marvel at how the fin has so often changed the entire ...

When on a chilly January evening in 1993 I turned down the gravel driveway that led to Dave Parmenter’s modest ranch on the ...

Gates Foss first surfed the waves in Santa Barbara nearly 100 years ago, pioneering the sport at Rincon Point while diving for lobster and abalone off his homemade board. Since then, Santa Barbara has ...

Click here if you are unable to view the photos on a mobile device. Surfing has held a mystical allure in Santa Cruz for well more than a century. But there was a time when the practice didn’t exist ...