surfing

     

Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carrie along the face of a breaking wave, most commonly using a surfboard, although wave-riders may make use of kneeboards, body boards (aka boogie boards), kayaks, surf skis, and their own bodies. Surfing-related sports such as paddleboarding and sea kayaking do not require waves, and other derivative sports such as kitesurfing and windsurfing rely primarily on wind for power, yet all of these tools may as well be used to ride waves.

Trivia about surfing

  • In 1920 champion swimmer Duke Kahanamoku formed the first club for this water sport in Waikiki
  • "Wiping out" her opposition, Joyce Hoffman of the U.S. became the first person to win two world titles in this sport
  • You can see old-time longboards at Huntington Beach, California's museum of this sport
  • "The Endless Summer" is considered one of the best documentaries ever made about this sport
  • A hodad is a dude who "hangs" around beaches, pretending he's skilled in this sport
  • Wahine, a magazine devoted to women in this sport, wiped out in 2001
  • In '60s slang a wahine was a young woman who participated in this sport
  • The Huntington Beach International Museum of this sport covers its history in music & memorabilia
  • It was a water sport before it became a term for browsing the web
  • The Banzai Pipeline rolls in as part of the venue for the Vans Triple Crown of this sport
  • Duke Kahanamoku was among those who pioneered the paddle type of this sport
  • A leash,a wetsuit,wax
  • Lisa Andersen, winner of the 1997 U.S. Open at Huntington Beach, Calif., is perhaps the top woman in this sport
  • A museum & hall of fame for this sport in Huntington Beach, Calif. includes a shrine to Duke Kahanamoku
  • Hang ten & head on over to a real lighthouse in Santa Cruz, Calif., home to a museum devoted to this sport
  • The perfect waves of New Zealand's Piha Beach were the site for the 2010 World Junior Championships of this