There are no limits to surfboard shaping. Ultimately, you can end up with a craft that only excels in very particular conditions. One of the most experimented fields in surfboard design has been the introduction of multiple formulas for optimizing water displacement via bottom contour and channels. The science behind fundamental surfboard bottom contours has…

We rarely witness the birth of a wave. Instead, we observe – or experience as surfers – what seems to be moving water carrying energy from distant storms as it is about to crash on our coastlines and beaches. But there’s a lot going on before a wave arrives near the shore for its last…

Nobody has written more about surfing than Matt Warshaw. Here’s the story of a surfer who traded his jersey for a career dedicated to words that matter to surfers. Matt Warshaw was born on May 8, 1960, in California. His first encounter with surfing occurred at the age of age six when his uncle, Daniel…

It is the world’s largest island (that isn’t a continent). Welcome to Greenland, a territory where nearly 80 percent of its surface is blanketed by an enormous ice sheet. Greenland spans over 2.16 million square kilometers, making it the largest island on Earth. Impressive. Nevertheless, for obvious reasons, it is home to only around 56,500…