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The Physics of Feel: A UCSC Thesis Puts Numbers to a Surfboard’s Soul
A new UC Santa Cruz thesis pairs wave-pool experiments with cloud CFD to prove what shapers have felt for decades: bottom contour quietly governs how a surfboard turns — and “feel” is measurable.
Where Water Touches Foam: Rebecca Benjamin and the Science of Surfboards
Rebecca Benjamin, a UC Santa Cruz graduate researcher, is launching Benjmark Surf Co. to bridge surfboard craftsmanship with computational fluid dynamics. Using custom boards, tuft testing, and underwater imaging, she’s translating flow into insight and sharing the findings with the broader surf community.