Wooden surfboard manufacturing isn’t new to surfing. First Nations people around the globe, most notably the nation of Hawai‘i, have been riding them for thousands of years.
When the Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku came to Australia, in 1914, for a swimming and surfing exhibition, he was asked if he’d brought a board. The Duke thought surfing was banned in Australia but said he could easily make one. The five-time Olympic medallist pencilled an outline for the local timber yard to cut one out for him, which the Duke finished by hand.1
Surfboard design has come a long way since the Duke shaped his solid wooden board in Sydney. In recent times, more advanced construction techniques have implemented wood as a legitimate material for modern surfboard design.
Surf progression goes hand in hand with innovative technology. The team at Sine Surf is pushing That sounds like a great sustainable option for surfboard manufacturing.
