surfboard

Also known as Board, Surfboards

thumb|300px|A rack of boards in Waikiki during a surf competition.

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Contents

Sizing
Parts
Bottom
Concave
Convex
Deck
Fins
Thrusters and Tri-fins
Quad
Nubster
Leash
Nose
Tail
Traction Pad
Rails
Rocker
Stringer
Construction
Polyurethane (PU) boards
Balsa boards
Hollow wooden boards
CUSH - skinned surfboards
Composite Sandwich Construction
Board types and variations
Shortboard
Hybrid
Fish
Mid length
Funboard
Gun
Longboard
Classic longboards
Modern longboards
The 2+1
Mini Tanker
The Malibu
Olo
Alaia
Tandem
See also
References

thumb|300px|A rack of boards in Waikiki during a surf competition.

A surfboard is a narrow plank used in surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding an ocean wave. They were invented in ancient Hawaii (known as papa hee nalu in Hawaiian) and were usually made of wood from local trees, such as koa. They were often over in length and extremely heavy. Major advances over the years include the addition of one or more fins (skegs) on the bottom rear of the board to improve directional stability, and numerous improvements in materials and shape.