Have you ever noticed that little line running straight down the middle of your board? It isn’t merely decorative. There’s a lot that goes into surfboard construction and that line—called a stringer—is a fundamental part of it. Stringers aren’t visible on all boards, but they usually appear as thin strips of wood from the nose…

“Rocker” is a term you often hear when it comes to surfboards, and it’s a helpful one to know because the amount of rocker (an important design feature for both longboards and shortboards) determines how the board glides through the water. The rocker is the curve of a surfboard from its nose to its tail,…

If you love surfing but feel like you don’t know the first thing about it, don’t let that stop you from going after it! Surfing is a journey that has to start somewhere, and a good place to start sooner than later is knowing the parts of a surfboard and what they do. This will…