Surfboard Foam Blanks

Surfboard Foam Blanks

This is the illustrious history of a storied sport: how what began as exclusive to Polynesian kings and royalty became an icon for an indispensable subculture of American life. Take any modern surfboard off the rack of your local board shack and you'll have the culmination of 300 years of disasters, experimentation, and surf legends resting in your hands.

Know your roots.

Surfing began ages ago as the sport of the social elite in the Hawaiian Islands-the bigger your surfboard, the bigger your status. Understandably, the boards they rode were colossal. To give you some idea, picture the biggest longboard in your quiver (for you non-surfers out there, the longest board most surfers will ever take into the ocean will weigh in at an incredible 10 feet): the board you use to catch pond ripples on windless days. Now double it in length. Now replace your feather light surfboard epoxy with SOLID redwood. Now remove the fins and try carrying that beast to the water.

The sheer size of each board and the lack of fins meant that each board took incredible skill to ride and could only go one direction: straight back to shore.

Fast forward 200 years to the early 20th century. Olympian Duke Kahanamoku reintroduces surfing to the world and some MAJOR renovations start rolling in as the sport EXPLODES in popularity. Surfboards drop down to the 10 foot range and the much lighter balsa construction begins. Surf riders everywhere rejoice as board weight drops below the 100 lb mark.

By the 1950s, surfing was a completely different beast. Fins, fiberglass, and polyurethane foam cores, these boards were a major defining point in surf history. Suddenly surfers were able to play a much more active role; no more standing and coasting. Epic shredding begins.

1990s. Modern robotics enters the fray. Machine shaped boards allow for thousands of new surfers to ride new, brand name boards for affordable prices-but small traditional board shapers suffer. The world sees the introduction of the epoxy surfboard. For now the material is just an afterthought: still much more expensive than fiberglass, hard to shape, and presenting no real workable benefits besides the lighter weight.

2006: Clark Foam, the world largest supplier of polyurethane blanks for fiberglass boards suddenly closes its doors. Epoxy suddenly goes from the unwanted redheaded stepchild of water sports, to the next big thing. A formula change to epoxy technology makes construction more environmentally friendly and adds some extra flex to the boards.

Today, epoxy surfboards are the backbone of the industry-the ride of choice for tens of thousands of surfers. Get in on the action, and make your mark on surf history.

With the summer just over the horizon, now is the BEST time to pick up a new board and get started on your grand surfing adventure. Looking for a new epoxy surfboard? Just looking to buy a surfboard? Let Degree33 take care of you.

Based out of the heart of surf culture in San Diego, Degree33 has been walking surfers old and new through the ordeal of selecting their dream boards for years. Need to figure out what board works best for you? Looking for a brand spanking new, custom board emblazoned with the graphic you designed, your ideal dimensions, and a shape of your own design? Degree33 has you covered on all bases. Save up to 43% over other surf shops and get what you've been missing out on.

Surfboard $4.49 Surfboard Patch Quality embroidered patch featuring a surfboard. Size is approximate.

Surfboard Couple $34.99 Surfboard Couple - Stand Up

Surfboard Rentals $59.99 Surfboard Rentals - Wood Sign

Girl with Surfboard $19.99 Girl with Surfboard - Premium Poster

Fill In The Blanks $6 Fill In The Blanks - Ringo Starr

Duke with Surfboard $49.99 Duke with Surfboard - Framed Art Print

Surfboard Riding $174.99 Surfboard Riding - Framed Giclee Print

Tractor Surfboard $14.99 Sam Maxwell Tractor Surfboard - Art Print

Man with surfboard $19.99 Tomas Rodriguez Man with surfboard - Photographic Print

I SHOOT BLANKS Sports Trucker Hat by CafePress $12 Up for the long haul, our standard Trucker Hat features a resilient polyester foam front, and adjustable headband for the perfect fit.Adjusts from 17 to 24 Crown measures 4 100% polyester foam front, 100% nylon m Sports Trucker Hat . Up for the long haul, our standard Trucker Hat features a resilient polyester foam front, and adjustable headband for the perfect fit.Adjusts from 17 to 24. Crown measures 4 . 100% polyester foam front, 100% nylon m

Yellow Car with Surfboard on Top $10 Yellow Car with Surfboard on Top

SB5101 SURFBOARD CABLE MODEM $59.99 SB5101 SURFBOARD CABLE MODEM

Sexy Surfer Carrying Surfboard $6 Sexy Surfer Carrying Surfboard

Motorola Surfboard SB6100 SB6100I $184.95 Motorola Surfboard SB6100 SB6100I