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Riding a soft-top surfboard used to be only for beginners. Now everyone, from weekend warriors to pro surfers, is using soft-top boards. How a cringey Costco surfboard sparked a 'foamie' revolution
Surftech came to the fore at a time of increased focus on new technologies within the surfboard production industry. Whereas traditional boards are made using polyurethane foam "blanks" that are then cut and sanded to form by shapers, Surftech uses a process of blowing polystyrene into preset molds designed by its various shapers.
Brad Anderson joined the company as co-owner, and Grain moved into a workshop at Side Hill Farm in York. [7] Grain has made a wooden version of Channel Islands Surfboards ' 'Biscuit' since 2009. [6] The original Biscuit won the 2008 Surf Industry Manufacturers Association Award. [8]
Haydenshapes Surfboards is an Australian-based performance surfboard [1] brand founded by Hayden Cox in 1996. Haydenshapes' most notable design is the Hypto Krypto model. [2] [3] The brand is known for their use of parabolic carbon fibre frame surfboard technology FutureFlex. [4]
Hobart "Hobie" Laidlaw Alter (October 31, 1933 – March 29, 2014) was an American surf and sailing entrepreneur and pioneer, creator of the Hobie Cat catamarans, and founder of the Hobie company. He created the Hobie 33 ultralight-displacement sailboat and a mass-produced radio-controlled glider, the Hobie Hawk .
A surfboard shaper is someone who designs and builds surfboards. The process of surfboard shaping has evolved over the years, and the shaper often tailors his or her work to meet the requirements of a client or a certain wave. Surfboard shapers can be independent or work in collaboration with mass-production companies.