Surfing Surfing History

So you wanted to unwind the wave to the beginning of surfing. Surfing has a long history in every culture that has been by an ocean. It has shaped the government's of ancient Hawaiians. It has now formed into a multi billion dollar industry that dominates the gear needed to surf along with the competitions. It has become a family pastime that started in the fifties and that is still thriving still today. Surfing came to be when polynesian explorers 4000 years ago found Hawaii and settled it. The people there became shut off from the outside world and self sufficient. There rode boards made of tall trees. Some of their boards would be 20 feet in length. These type of boards were reserved for royalty. The commoners would ride boards 8 to 14

He also would make and sell surfboards along the beach. When he was in his late teens he saw professional swimmers in Hawaii with their swim coach. The swim coach recognised his natural ability. The swim coach timed him in the 100 meter freestyle and could not believe what he saw, Duke had broken the world record. (Crown 3) In the following years Duke Kahanamoku would become one of the best swimmers that the world had ever seen. After his professional swimming career had ended he began to show people around the world the sport of surfing. His efforts to show the world surfing lead most of the major surf capitals to become who they are today. (Crown 3) Surfing today has become a billion dollar enterprise. Many leading companies will sponsor huge events. Today there are many types of surfing boogie boarding and windsurfing are among them. Now thousands of boards and wetsuits are made a year. Vs the old long wooden boards people today ride boards 6 to 7 feet long. Today millions of people surf every year. Now people will surf for a living making money off of endorsement deals. With the addition of tow in surfing now surfers can ride some of the biggest waves on the