Grain Surfboards is coming to Portland March 4th-10th. Making something out of wood with your own bare hands is cool. Shaping a surfboard is also pretty damn cool. Try BOTH at the same time! The guys from Grain Surfboards are making a rare trip to Portland to hold a 7-day board building class, complete with all materials, instruction, two amazing meals a day and a finished product you get to call your own...all for (a not so cool) two grand. I'm curious, does Maine have it's own dollar exchange rate? But who am I to judge... plenty of people spend more on art they just hang on the wall and dust from time to time. If you've got the time and the dough, this should be one of the coolest things you've ever done. Here's a link to more info.

How to Pick the Right Tail

Not to be confused with how to pick up tail, here's a quick guide to that highly influencial area of your surfboard known as the tail.

Surfer Mag Photo of the Year

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Water Quality Advisories

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