Surfboards
are one of the essential piece of surfing equipment. They are long,
buoyant decks used for surfing on sea, river, or lake water. They are
light weight and strong enough to sustain the weight of one person. Materials Used
Surfboards were originally made of wood or balsa. They were 15m long and extremely heavy. The construction and design has come a long way since that. Surfboards used at present are made of polystyrene or polyurethane. They are also shaped out of foam finished with fiberglass coat and polyester or epoxy resin. Hollow carbon fiber or aluminum is also used for some special light weight surfboards.
Modern Classification of Surfboards
Basically there are four types of surfboard design:
- Thruster: The most famous type of
surfboard, also known as shortboard. It is mostly used for quick
maneuvering on waves. The size is from 5'8'' to 6'10''.
- Malibu: In Malibu the nose is
rounded. It is also known as longboard. The range of size is 7'2''
to 9'0''. Usually it has a single fin but it can have any number of
fins as there is no limitation on it.
- Fish: It is very similar to
shortboard though smaller in length. Slightly increment in its width
is to makeup the length. The size range is between 4'8'' to 6'0''.
- Gun: It is bigger form of shortboard, used in big wave arena. Its size is from 7'2'' to 12'.
Surfboard
For The Beginner:
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