Leash foot is one of the most annoying things that can happen to you out in the water… other than being harassed by a rabid dolphin. The leash gets wrapped around your toes, or your other leg, and makes you look more awkward then you probably already do while on a wave. What is the secret to this little gem? A small weighted slider that can move up and down the cord, helping to keep the leash away from your feet, so there is less chance of stepping on it. (Photo: Surfline)

Wax goes on the top of your surfboard for you first-timers or snowboarders. The Day Glo formula by Sticky Bumps makes it easier to tell when you have waxed your board properly. Another way to tell if you waxed the wrong side of your board is if your armpit hair is being ripped out on the way down to the beach, while carrying your surfboard under your arm.

At this point in surfing, Dane Reynolds could sell a turd with his name on the side and the kids would snatch it up like hot cakes. Lucky for those kids, this new small wave weapon, designed by the second coming of Rick Kane himself, is the hottest thing to hit the sandbar since the boogie board.

When I first started skating, the Santa Cruz logo and the art of Jim Phillips went hand in hand.  SC Surfboards is keeping the 80s alive with a collection of boards that feature such classics as the Robroskopp Mini Face, the Speedwheels Screaming Hand and Jason Jesse’s Sea God Graphic. Now I’m sure that these boards drive down the line and punt with the best of them, but I would buy one of these and hang it like art.

It’s hard to be green in the surfboard industry. All that foam & fiberglass, even with all the efforts the companies make, it just kind of turns out light brown. However, I totally back any and all efforts to keep the planet from becoming a pile of garbage for our kids. FCS has created a fin that is 50% recycled material that maintains the flex and performance of a normal fiberglass fin. I’m getting some for sure. Hope they don’t scratch the inside of my Hummer though.