“The surfboard market is saturated with the same unsustainable oil-derived product. People are taking notice of this and there are lots of new eco-friendly materials that guys are shaping nowadays. There is a slow but steady movement away from foam core boards.” Ben Gagnon started surfing the summer after he finished high school. Upon receiving […]
The Most Supreme Pleasure
“I could not help concluding this man had the most supreme pleasure while he was driven so fast and so smoothly by the Sea.” – Captain James Cooke, upon witnessing surfing for the first time, Tahiti, 1777. Riding a wave with precision and skill requires a confident, well-concentrated effort. It can be a major adrenaline rush. […]
Smartfin Project | Surfing for Science
The Smartfin Project is an innovative program helping researchers fill gaps in ocean data so they can learn more about the effects of climate change on our world’s coastal ecosystems. The Ocean is the most critical part of Earth’s environmental system; a vast, durable resource to humanity, but also a finite and fragile one. […]