You’ve got your board sorted and you’re amped for a big day out on the waves. Someone told you about a sweet spot to check out, and the conditions look good: neat swell, not too raging, but totally ...

At 77, Bob Meistrell leads deep-sea diving expeditions to Catalina Island and remains at the helm of Body Glove International, the multimillion-dollar Redondo Beach surf company he co-founded with his ...

Ahead of the summer, Dior has tapped sustainably-minded surfwear brand Vissla for a premium, Japanese-made wetsuit collection. The completely original designs, which were produced in small batches ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. As the sun - finally - begins to warm Britain’s shores, it's ...

Introduced in the early 1950s, wetsuits flopped among surfers, who saw the uncomfortable rubber skins as more suitable for wimps than wave riders. Enter Bill Meistrell, a dive-shop owner who used a ...