As a kid, Steve Watts would clutch whatever he could find to help bodysurf waves: flip-flops, Frisbees, even a lunch tray. The San Clemente resident, who grew up in South Africa riding the waves, ...

Are you a fan of surfing? How about body surfing? Then combining the two, like one company is doing, might sound like a dream come true. Slyde Handboards are heading to Shark Tank, and the products ...

Who doesn’t dream of spending their days paddling out into the surf and gliding along crashing waves? Our not-so-secret surfing fantasies tend to grow more intense as the summer months draw nearer.

Steve Watts and Angela Ferendo appeared on Shark Tank season 7, episode 24, which aired on April 15, 2016. The couple sought $200,000 for a 15% stake in their company, Slyde Handboards, which produces ...

A startup that created a brand of handboards, a one-handed surfboard that straps to a surfer’s hand for bodysurfing, started its summer tour over Memorial Day weekend. San Clemente-based Slyde ...

When Steve Watts, founder of San Clemente-based Slyde Handboards, started dating Angela Ferendo, neither of them imagined that the personal relationship would evolve into a professional one. But she ...

Slyde Handboards co-owners Angela and Steve Watts. Angela Watts' mother saved $10,000 for her and her fiancé Steve's wedding, but instead of using it to get hitched, they put $8,000 of it into their ...

Slyde Handboards went into the “Shark Tank” and got a bite from investors. Husband and wife Steve and Angela Watts of San Clemente pitched their Slyde Handboards on the popular ABC television show ...