Bill Stewart, the true father of the modern longboard, founded Stewart Surfboards over 30 years ago in a tiny shop in Laguna Beach, California. Originally offering a small selection of custom boards and hand-painted airbrushed hats, the business quickly grew and moved to San Clemente. At that time, Stewart boards were best known for their eye-popping airbrush artwork, hand-painted by Bill himself.

Over the years, Stewart Surfboards has become synonymous with high-quality, hand-crafted custom boards, especially performance longboards.

Stewart boards have been seen on TV and in movies, such as “The Heartbreak Kid”, “The Net”, the MTV Beach House, “Vegas” and many more.

CNN commemorated the end of the Cold War in 1990 by presenting Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev with a Stewart Surfboard decorated with airbrushed Soviet and American flags.

As the exposure and world-wide presence has grown, so has the Stewart product line-up, which now includes a full range of boards including shortboards, the world-famous Hydro Hull longboard and the revolutionary new S-Winger as well as apparel, hats, mugs and more.

Handmade in the San Clemente, California headquarters, custom polyester and E-Type Stewart boards offer the ultimate performance for surfers of all levels. And a Thermal Epoxy Compression (T.E.C.) version of the Stewart lineup is also available through Boardworks.

About Bill Stewart – Surfer/ Artist / Shaper

For over four decades Bill Stewart has been creating one of a kind custom surfboards. An early backer of the longboard resurrection, Bill is the inventor of the 2+1 fin configuration and Hydro Hull beveled rail, as well as co-inventor of the Future Fins System box.

Born in 1951 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Stewart grew up in Hollywood, Florida where he began surfing in 1963. He quickly realized that he could combine his passion for surfing with his artistic talents and started shaping boards in 1967.

In search of better waves, Bill moved to Southern California in 1971 and started working for Hobie, Rick James and South Shore. After gaining some much-needed knowledge and experience behind a planer, Bill opened Stewart Surfboards in Laguna Beach in 1978.

Bill was the second person to ever airbrush on a surfboard and was voted Best Airbrusher by Surfer Magazine in 1980.

In 1984, Stewart developed the Hydro Hull, a double concave design he used on longboards and shortboards. The same year he invented the 2+1 tri-fin configuration, the standard in performance longboards.

In 1994, Office Depot featured Bill and Stewart Surfboards in a national TV ad, with shots of Stewart surfing at San Onofre, which aired during 60 Minutes, the NFL playoffs and after the Super Bowl.

Late in 2008, Stewart developed the S-Winger, a 5 fin double wing pin shortboard. After the immediate success of the S-Winger, the LSW Longboard S-Winger was developed and has become the most anticipated board that Stewart has released to date.

No doubt Bill is cooking up some more great ideas right now. Stay tuned for the latest inventions and innovations.