Often, the raddest thing about a newer wetsuit brand is their fresh take on the product. They’re not dealing with some legacy family; they’re not set in their ways. They can dream, and dream big. Take ...

A dozen miles from the Pacific Ocean, at California State University in San Marcos, surfers paddle against a current in a temperature-controlled tank. The flume pool is part of the university's Surf ...

Get ready for furry surfers: MIT engineers have created “fur-like, rubbery pelts” that mimic the insulating behaviors exhibited by beavers. The new design could pave the way for more effective ...

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LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Surf culture often prides itself on an affinity for nature. But there's a dirty secret hiding in many surfers' cupboards - old wetsuits. A combination of salt water, UV ...

Lotta brands can come up with some boardroom-decided marketing terms to gussy up last season’s suits like: Uber-Flex panels, Sociopathic Warmth, Uranium-Sealed seams… But often, a true surfer sees ...

The ocean is an inhospitable place for soft, land-based human bodies. It’s dark, oxygenless, and, perhaps most intractable of all, really cold. At the pressure of certain depths, neoprene suits will ...

AT 77, Bob Meistrell leads deep-sea diving expeditions to Catalina Island and remains at the helm of Body Glove International, the multimillion-dollar Redondo Beach surf company he co-founded with his ...

If you’re a surfer, and you love the feel of salty sea mist on your skin, and the threatening billow of a forming wave, and the rush of gliding on water, but your preferred look is business formal, ...