The History Of Surf Board Design

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lled the "Cigar Box". This led to the streamlined "hot-curl" boards of the 1930's made out composite wood, and when supplies became available after the WW2 composite wood was exchanged for lightweight balsa wood.
During this time a rudder was added to help stabilize the board, as well as the addition of a thin layer of resin and fibreglass coating the wood. It is interesting to note, however, that the length of each board previously mentioned remained close to 10 ft. The length of these boards was considered an asset and was incorporated into the surfboards designed during the 50's and 60's.
SURFBOARDS OF THE 1950's
In a sense, surfing in the 50's was the beginning of modern surfing. The Surfing fad took off and strongly establishing it's reputation as a glamour sport. Anything marketed towards the baby boomers had some kind of "surf" influence. Though a good portion of board material and design during the 50's was based on the use of balsa wood, the 50's were also extremely influential to surfboard technology. The board still carried the lo...