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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Beach crowds filled into the sand Saturday to check out the first day of the Lexus US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, soaking in the scene set in the massive festival area and finding spots on ...

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.

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 ...