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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.
Surf’s Up, Waste’s Down: How One Santa Cruz Startup is Revolutionizing Surf
Learn how the surfboard industry is impacting the environment and how one startup is aiming to change that.
Shape of Hope: A Sustainable Journey Through Surfing and Snowboarding
Take a break, sit back, and watch “Shape of Hope”- a short, 18 min. documentary by The Outside Collective that explores a more sustainable alternative for crafting surfboards and snowboards.
Shape Of Hope - Trailer (Featuring Martijn Stiphout and David Dennis)
A short documentary that explores a more sustainable alternative for crafting surfboards and snowboards while also making the boards more meaningful.