Cost of oil, gas is totally bogus for surfers

July 7th, 2008 | by jeff | | Post to NewsCloud »

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"We all think about oil in our cars, but very few of us really consider the fact that every little piece of manmade equipment around you is oil-based, and surfing’s no different," said Mauro, who’s seen the price of some surfboards double to $750 or higher. "The price of a surfboard, it used to be something where it was pretty digestible. Now, it’s like, whoa, OK, I’ve got to put some serious thought into this."

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