Surfing legend Bing Copeland has had an incredible front-row seat to not only the birth of surfing, but the evolution of the sport and Southern California as a whole. The founder of his namesake ...

When it comes to legacy surf brands, Bing Surfboards holds a special place in the history of surfing. Founded in 1959 by Bing Copeland in Hermosa Beach, CA, Bing is one of the few that has survived ...

Surfboard shaper Dale Velzy, known as the founder of the first retail surf shop in the world, had that legacy honored with a plaque installation at the shop’s original location this week — just steps ...

Bing Copeland can still remember his early teen years sweeping up the fine dust left behind from balsa wood shavings covering the floor while hanging out at the Velzy Surfboards shop. Surfer Dale ...

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