Just a note to those of you who read me but don’t surf: We use wax on the top of our boards to keep us from slipping off. It’s not like on skis where you use it on the bottoms to go faster.

I like to cover fun stuff, and this is one of those days. Surfboards on Parade is an event put on every two years in Huntington Beach where some of the best surfboard shapers in the known galaxy ...

In last week’s column I was telling you about the upcoming induction ceremony for the International Surfboard Builders Hall of Fame and I left off in the middle of the inductees. Before I go any ...

Rich Harbour is shown with one of his early surfboards, made six decades ago. (Photo courtesy of Rich Harbour) I just got a message telling me that Pacific City, in Huntington Beach, is holding a ...

things in surfing Corky: The wonderful world of surf wax Corky: Classic surf films had you looking for the next great wave Corky: When you run into a surf legend at a Northern California dentist ...

August has been a respected world-class surfboard shaper for 50 years and ... from many top shapers and designers (he even had a Corky Carroll model) and produced super lightweight boards that ...

The greatest competitor of California’s Golden Age and surfing’s first real pro, five-time US Surfing Champion (1966-’70) Corky Carroll (1947-) is also famous as a surf instructor ...

Clue me in Corky. Nick Marshall, Costa Mesa A. Yes, I can. As a matter of fact, I use the “chine rail” design in both my SUP designs from Hobie and also on my mid-size prone surfboard design ...

Each year, the International Surfboard Builders Hall of Fame recognizes a select few to be inducted into its fraternity. This year is the 20th anniversary of the ISBHOF and the induction ceremony ...

Back in Huntington Beach for another run is the acclaimed Surfboards on Parade event to raise money to help eradicate skin cancer. This one is close to my own heart – I have been at war with ...

Even though we are living in a time when traveling with a surfboard has never really been easier, it is still a major hassle and worth avoiding if at all possible. The good news is that in this ...

Tinker’s real name is Carl West. In the early 1960s he worked for Wardy Surfboards in Laguna Beach as a glasser (the guy who does the fiberglassing) — a very respected glasser at that.