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Do Wetsuits Keep You Warm Out of Water?

When it comes to water sports and activities, staying warm is essential to your comfort and safety. You might be ...

Do Wetsuits Help You Float?

It can be very tiring trying to stay afloat in the water. Of course, you can wear a personal flotation ...

Are Cheap Wetsuits Any Good?

Wetsuits can make all the difference when you're partaking in water-based activities, providing you with insulation, protection, and buoyancy. So, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.