The Longboard Renaissance

What the longboard resurgence says about where California surfing is going

The Resurgence

The longboard resurgence in California surfing is not a resurgence in the historical sense -- longboards never went away among the surfers who preferred them -- but a growth in the percentage of the overall surfing population that is choosing longboards or mid-lengths as their primary surfing vehicle. The growth is driven by the demographics of the expanding surf population: older entrants who want manageability and the specific community of expert longboarders whose technical mastery has produced new interest in the form.

The Technical Dimension

The technical dimension of longboarding that the resurgence has surfaced: the nose riding, cross-stepping, and trim work that the highest expression of longboard surfing produces are skills that require as much dedicated development as the aerial and power surfing that shortboarding has produced. The longboard expert and the shortboard expert are both highly skilled in distinct ways. The resurgence has increased the visibility of the longboard skill set.

Surf LA Coverage

Surfing LA covers the longboard renaissance because the documentation of where California surfing is going requires covering the equipment choices that the culture is making, and because the longboard resurgence is the most significant equipment trend in California surfing in the past decade.

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