Introduced in the early 1950s, wetsuits flopped among surfers, who saw the uncomfortable rubber skins as more suitable for wimps than wave riders. Enter Bill Meistrell, a dive-shop owner who used a ...

7TILL8 out of Los Angeles, California, has been creating custom-tailored wetsuits for over a decade. The suits are built with the softest, stretchiest Japanese #40 Yamamoto limestone neoprene, and ...

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I don’t know if I’m just weirdly shaped or what, but I’ve never found a wetsuit that fits perfectly. Sometimes it’s just a nitpick—as in it’s just a bit too tight one place, or a little baggy ...

You’ve got your board sorted and you’re amped for a big day out on the waves. Someone told you about a sweet spot to check out, and the conditions look good: neat swell, not too raging, but totally ...

A dozen miles from the Pacific Ocean, at California State University in San Marcos, surfers paddle against a current in a temperature-controlled tank. The flume pool is part of the university’s Surf ...

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