Board Sports Guides

How to Tie Board Shorts and Other Styling Tips

Board shorts are a great choice for guys who want to look fun-loving, laid-back, and stylish. If you already own ...
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Do Board Shorts Have Mesh Lining?

Board shorts are a popular swimsuit style for both men and women. In the past, women had to buy men’s ...
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What Material Are Board Shorts Made Of?

Board shorts are a piece of men’s summer wear designed for board sports and other beach activities. More recently, they ...
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Do Board Shorts Have a Liner?

One of the most commonly asked questions about swimwear is, do board shorts have a liner? The answer is both ...
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Do You Wear Underwear With Board Shorts?

We all know that underwear is a must-have with regular pants, but what about with swimsuits? Women typically don’t use ...
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Differences Between Board Shorts vs. Swim Trunks

Swimwear comes in many different styles including Speedos, board shorts, trunks, and bikini bottoms. When searching for the right pair ...
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Do You Wear Boxers with Board Shorts?

It’s common for men to wonder and ask, “Do you wear boxers with board shorts?” Some swimsuits don’t offer as ...
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What Size Board Shorts Should I Get?

For men, among the hardest parts of choosing swimwear is answering, what size board shorts should I get? It seems ...
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What Are Board Shorts Used For?

What are board shorts used for? All types of swimwear have different purposes, some are designed for competitions, and others ...
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How to Measure Board Shorts

Knowing how to measure board shorts gives you the ability to use them to their fullest potential. It’s far too ...
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Walk Shorts vs Board Shorts: What’s the Difference?

If you’re like most men, the thought of buying new swimwear is a challenge. You aren’t sure what to pick, ...
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How to Wear Board Shorts – Do’s and Don’ts

The real question people ask themselves isn’t how to wear board shorts, as much as when and where should I ...
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What Are E-Board Shorts? What You Should Know

When shopping for board shorts you’ve probably wondered exactly what are E-Board Shorts? Are they different from regular board shorts? ...
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What Color Works Best for Board Shorts?

When you’re shopping for a pair of board shorts one of the main questions you’ll ask yourself is what colors ...
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How to Measure the Inseam on Board Shorts

If you’ve ever been curious about how to measure the inseam on shorts then wonder no more. It’s not difficult ...
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How to Keep Your Phone Dry in Board Shorts Pocket

If you’re planning on going to the beach or the pool you are wondering how you will keep your phone ...
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How to Use the Key Loop in Board Shorts

Ever wonder about how to use the key loop that’s in your board shorts pocket? You’re not alone. Many people ...
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Do Shorty Wetsuits Keep You Warm?

Wetsuits are a vital piece of gear that can keep you warm in cold water as well as protect you ...
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Shorty Wetsuit vs. Full – Which One Should You Wear?

If you plan on spending time outdoors in the water, you likely already know that you need a wetsuit for ...
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What Color Surfboard Attracts Sharks (& Which Ones Don’t)

You may have been told that you shouldn’t wear a bright colored wetsuit or have a bright colored surfboard, specifically ...
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Can You Surf in a Scuba Diving Wetsuit (or Vice Versa?)

If you’re an outdoorsy, water-loving kind of person then you’ve probably realized (or are starting to realize) that you basically ...
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Do Surfboard Fins Make a Difference?

You might have noticed that many surfers have fins installed on their surfboard. Why did they do that, is it ...
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Can You Surf with Prescription Glasses?

You need to be able to see while surfing to avoid collisions and stay safe in the water. That said, ...
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How Heavy are Surfboards?

Looking at the size of a surfboard, even a smaller surfboard is around 6 feet in length and longboards can ...
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Can Overweight People Surf?

People come in all shapes and sizes, and millions of people surf each year. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, ...
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Do Surfers Wear Life Jackets? (Why Most Don’t)

Whether you’re snorkeling, scuba diving, jet skiing, or kayaking, most sports that take place in the water are done while ...
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Do Surfers Wear Shoes? A Primer on Wetsuit Booties

When you think about what surfers normally wear, you don’t picture them with shoes on. After all, who wears shoes ...
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Why Don’t More Surfers Wear Goggles?

The ocean is salty and full of bacteria that can irritate your eyes. Plus, people pee and poop in it ...
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Should Surfers Shave Their Beards?

You may have noticed that many surfers not only don’t have beards, but their bodies are almost entirely clean shaven ...
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How Often Do Surfers Run Into Each Other?

As vast and spacious as the ocean is, sometimes it feels like surfers are magnetically attracted to each other because ...
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Do Surfers Poop in the Ocean?

A question that you probably already know the answer to but have never bothered to ask is: do fish pee ...
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Why Don’t More Surfers Wear Helmets? (& Why Some Do)

You rarely see surfers wearing helmets. Why is that? It’s easy enough to get a head injury while surfing; you ...
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Do You Need a Wetsuit to Surf?

Perhaps you’ve noticed that most surfers are wearing a wetsuit - whether in pictures, videos, or just by visiting your ...
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Why Do Surfers Wear Wetsuits?

Wetsuits are a crucial piece of gear for any water sport, and surfing is no exception. Every day, surfers don ...
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How to Treat and Prevent Wetsuit Rash

Wetsuit rashes are most commonly experienced by surfers, but they can affect anybody in any sport as long as they ...
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How to Treat and Prevent Surf Rash

Many surfers really dislike wearing a wetsuit. Wearing a still-damp and cold wetsuit at 6 am in the morning is ...
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Do Surfers Shave Their Body Hair?

Do you have an abundance of leg hair, chest hair, or overall body hair that you’re thinking about shaving off ...
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How Tight Should A Rash Guard Fit?

Rash guards, rashies, or rash vests were primarily used by surfers to protect their skin from rubbing against their surfboard ...
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Wetsuit vs. Rash Guard – Which Should You Wear?

Wetsuits and rash guards seem similar at first. Both are protective layers that are designed to be worn in the ...
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Do Rash Guards Keep You Warm?

Not everyone wants to wear a wetsuit to stay warm, so many people are turning to rash guards to keep ...
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Best Wetsuit for Kitesurfing Review

When you are shopping for the best wetsuit for kitesurfing or kiteboarding, you have to consider a few factors that ...
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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.