Zack Flores knows how to shape surfboards. He knows how to surf those surfboards. Here, he gives five tips to the would-be ...

Natasha "Tashi" Smith surfs on a foam surfboard at Topanga State Beach in Malibu. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Cabrillo Beach is not a great surf spot. And Allison Scinta is not a great ...

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Taking up surfing as a career or a hobby is a move that requires gut-wrenching hard work to transition from beginner to expert over time. Growing from a full-time catching and riding prone beginner ...

SANTA CRUZ >> On the whole, surfers are generally a pretty eco-conscious bunch. After all, it’s in their best interests for the ocean to be clean when they are literally immersed in it. Yet no matter ...

OCEANSIDEOCEANSIDE — Sandal and apparel company Reef plans to collect polystyrene foam, or Styrofoam, at Buccaneer Beach Thursday. The foam, commonly used for packaging items such as televisions or ...

Spending the day catching waves is one of the greatest thrills in life. No one knows that better than Red Bull surfer Kolohe Andino. The California native dedicates his life to the sun, saltwater, and ...

Clark Foam in Laguna Niguel might have stopped making its foam surfboard blanks last week, but its products are alive on eBay. Surfers, shapers and collectors of the famed foam can find what they’re ...

Gordon "Grubby" Clark, along with surfing legend Hobie Alter, invented the modern foam surfboard. When Clark announced earlier this month that he plans to shut down his 44-year-old business making ...

Cabrillo Beach is not a great surf spot. And Allison Scinta is not a great surfer — yet. Despite the San Pedro beach’s small waves that only last a few seconds, she’s able to get up and have fun, ...

Australian surfer Jack Robinson is overdelivering on expectations, but won't be happy until he's hoisted the coveted World Surf League Championship Tour trophy. If you want to fall in love with the ...