The 4 Best Surfboards of Summer 2012

The latest trend in surfboard design is stout, full figures. All four of the boards we selected are under seven feet long, maneuverable, and built with plenty of width and thickness to make catching waves easy.

2012 Summer Buyer's Guide
Friday, June 01, 2012

Walden CD Mega

By: Category: Summer Buyer's Guide, Snow Sports, Surfboards
Photo: Courtesy of Walden

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The 5'10" Walden made even the smallest, scrappiest waves entertaining. At 23 inches across and 3.25 inches thick, with a single-to-double concave bottom, it paddled into waves as easily as a board twice its size. Once up and riding, though, the quad-fin setup and rounded V-shape tail enabled our testers to crank turns and carve waves. If you have room for only one board in your quiver, and you surf a wide range of conditions, this is it. 5'6"–6'6"

Brand: Walden

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