Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To talk about the history of longboarding is to talk about the origins of surfing as a whole. Ancient Polynesian cultures rode ...

The perfect longboard wave is a curious thing. While shorter surfboards perform best in large, fast waves, the ideal wave for longboards, which can reach 11 to 12 feet long, isn’t about power or size.

To talk about the history of longboarding is to talk about the origins of surfing as a whole. Ancient Polynesian cultures rode boards that were thin, heavy and made from solid wood like koa. (Good ...