How’s this for the state of today’s globalized surfboard market: The surfboard John John Florence rode to win his third world title last September wasn’t touched by his lifelong shaper.

John John Florence knows Pipeline better than almost anyone. It was his playground growing up, along with all the other waves of the North Shore, and you can tell. You can tell because John John ...

If you were forced to get very, very nitpicky with John John Florence’s surfing, you could argue that a younger John lacked ...