Just a note to those of you who read me but don’t surf: We use wax on the top of our boards to keep us from slipping off. It’s not like on skis where you use it on the bottoms to go faster. OK, just ...

Surf wax first gained popularity in 1935 when Los Angeles native Alfred “Al” Gallant Jr. applied liquid floor wax to the deck of his board and found that it greatly improved his stability. Ever since, ...

Isn't it just the most primitive thing imaginable? That in this futuristic epoch where we bury ourselves in glowing portable screens and know with complete certainty if there's going to be waves or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Waxing a board is part of surfing ritual. Could even be a transcendent experience to some, depending on how seriously you take the ...

Waxing a surfboard seems like it should be easy enough. Grab a bar of your favorite smelling wax from your local surf shop, rub it up and down the deck, then go shred . . . but it’s not exactly that ...

You may not realize it, but modern surfing, with its ultra high-performance maneuvers, owes a big debt to how your great-grandparents canned fruits and vegetables. Throughout the early decades of the ...

Wax...it's smelly, sticky and stops you slipping off! Wax: You need wax on your board in order to surf unless you have a full deck grip which is unlikely. Wax comes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I stood in the pre-dawn cold, hoodie drawn tight, checking my local for signs of life. As I pondered whether I should paddle out ...

Waxing a surfboard seems like it should be easy enough. Grab a bar of your favorite smelling wax from your local surf shop, rub it up and down the deck, then go shred . . . but it’s not exactly that ...