Surf's Up: The Girl's Guide to Surfing, Louise Southerden, Random House Digital, Inc., 2005, ISBN 978-0-345-47661-6, ... From longboards to shortboards In 1960, foam-core surfboards (like today's surfboards) replaced the old wooden boards. This was a major innovation in design for two reasons: foam is much lighter than timber, and it is easier to cut into shape ...
The Encyclopedia of SurfingArchived 2016-04-28 at the वेबैक मशीन, Matt Warshaw, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005, ISBN 978-0-15-603251-3, ... the longboard's buoyancy allows users to paddle faster and catch waves earlier than surfers on shortboards, and because the easy-riding longboard brought more bodies into the water ...
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The Encyclopedia of SurfingArchived 2016-04-28 at the वेबैक मशीन, Matt Warshaw, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005, ISBN 978-0-15-603251-3, ... the longboard's buoyancy allows users to paddle faster and catch waves earlier than surfers on shortboards, and because the easy-riding longboard brought more bodies into the water ...