Board Sports Guides - OpenWaterHQ

Does Poop Attract Sharks? Aqua Dumpers Beware!

When you gotta go, you gotta go, and sometimes that means taking a dump in the ocean (also known as ...

Does Poop Float in the Ocean? The Dirty Truth

Have you ever wondered if poop floats in the ocean? It might sound like a bizarre question, but this can ...

Are Sharks Attracted to Urine? Should You Hold Your Pee In?

Seeing a shark when you’re in the water can make your blood run cold, and for good reason. Even if ...

When Can You Wear Board Shorts? What to Know

As the sun beats down on a pristine beach, waves lazily lapping at the shore, amidst the panorama of sunbathers ...

Are Board Shorts and Swim Trunks the Same Thing?

You’re at the swimwear store, with one hand grasping a pair of board shorts and a pair of swim trunks ...

How Long Are Board Shorts? How to Find the Perfect Length

If you’re currently shopping for board shorts, you might be wondering why there are so many board shorts of varying ...

How Do Surfers Die? Top Causes and How to Avoid Them

If you’ve ever seen first-hand (or through videos) surfers riding monster waves and then wiping out spectacularly, you might be ...

What Happens to Poop in the Ocean? What You Should Know

If you are a surfer or an avid beach goer, you may have wondered what happens to poop in the ...

Do Booties Go Over or Under the Wetsuit?

When you wear boots on land, there is an argument to be made as to whether you should tuck in ...

Do Wetsuits Cover Your Feet?

Don't you just hate it when you buy a product, only to realize that the accessories aren't included? Well many ...

What are board sports? Any sport that is played with a board qualifies as a “board sport.” Surfing is the original board sport, and skateboarding was then invented by surfers who couldn’t get enough of surfing and wanted to ride on a board on land.

Since the focus of this website is on water sports, our section on board sports covers only topics related to water-based board sports instead of any land-based board sports such as skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, etc.

This section contains all the articles we have written for the board sports we cover on this website: Surfing, Windsurfing, Kitesurfing, SUP Boarding, Wakeboarding.

If you’re interested in a specific board sport, please click into any of these links for articles that are specific to that activity.