It’s about time for a new surfboard. My old one is fine, but like most great pastimes surfing marries physical enjoyment with the collector’s impulse. Good surfboards are objets d’art and a pleasure ...

Mid-lengths are very fun. A bit of knowledge about what makes them fun can go a long way in having more of it. Photo: YouTube//Screenshot Devon Howard is a man who knows his way around a mid-length ...

SANTA CRUZ — Doug Haut has done a lot to shape the surfing culture of Santa Cruz, in more ways than one. In the literal sense, he has constructed, or “shaped,” an estimated 30,000-plus surfboards ...