Surf Tips & Articles

If I Were in Charge of a Wave Pool

If I Were in Charge of a Wave Pool

Photos courtesy of CJ Favino If you don't keep up on all of the wave...
Read more
100 Waves in 60 Days Challenge

100 Waves in 60 Days Challenge

Earlier this year, we introduced a new challenge that comes with every new Almond board:...
Read more
Catch More (And Better) Waves
Surf Tips

Catch More (And Better) Waves

We're borrowing some notes from Nathan Adams that will help you catch more waves—and better...
Read more
Come Back to the Water as Often as You Need

Come Back to the Water as Often as You Need

Life on land can be a constant barrage of noise—some self-inflicted and some unavoidable. What...
Read more
Form Versus Function

Form Versus Function

Surfboards walk an interesting line of form and function. While their primary use is harnessing...
Read more
Before You Buy Another Surfboard, Ask This Question

Before You Buy Another Surfboard, Ask This Question

We're big fans of matching your equipment to your intended outcome. Just like a driver...
Read more
Some Surf Days Just Stick in Your Memory

Some Surf Days Just Stick in Your Memory

Maybe it was the people you were with, maybe it was the quality of the...
Read more
Introducing: The Sage

Introducing: The Sage

The inspiration for our latest surfboard model comes from an unlikely source: my dear friend,...
Read more
Everything in Surfboard Design is Give-and-Take

Everything in Surfboard Design is Give-and-Take

When it comes to building surfboards, every design decision is a tradeoff. Longer boards generally...
Read more
Don't Waste Good Waves
Surf Tips

Don't Waste Good Waves

I was talking to a guy named Brandon recently who works at a wave pool...
Read more
Why We Built the R-Series

Why We Built the R-Series

For the first decade of Almond, every surfboard we built was shaped, glassed, sanded, and...
Read more
Have You Seen the Wedge Yet?

Have You Seen the Wedge Yet?

A few weeks ago, in early June, Southern California shifted its collective attention. The forecasts...
Read more
1 2 3 95 »