Longboarding has had to struggle for its moment in the sun since its richer cousin of shortboarding was incepted back in the late ‘60s. The first men’s Longboard World Champion was crowned in 1987 and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To talk about the history of longboarding is to talk about the origins of surfing as a whole. Ancient Polynesian cultures rode ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taka and Kaede have been crowned World Champions in the APP Stand Up Paddle longboard surfing discipline. Second and third places ...

Despite a bid from the International Surfing Association, longboarding will not be featured in the upcoming Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Ever since surfing’s induction into the Games – with its ...

At the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, Calif., the Pacific Ocean at times looked more like Lake Erie. During the Pro Junior final on Saturday, surfers often had to resort to stomping up and ...

The perfect longboard wave is a curious thing. While shorter surfboards perform best in large, fast waves, the ideal wave for longboards, which can reach 11 to 12 feet long, isn’t about power or size.

Alice Lemoigne took the Gold Medal in the women’s, defeating compatriot Justine Dupont who took Silver. In the men’s the brothers Antoine and Edouard Delpero were denied a Tricolor clean sweep by Peru ...

To talk about the history of longboarding is to talk about the origins of surfing as a whole. Ancient Polynesian cultures rode boards that were thin, heavy and made from solid wood like koa. (Good ...