Interesting facts about surfing (part 2)

The invention of the wetsuit helped surfers surf all year round and practice in cold water for longer. This led to progress in the design of surfboards and allowed surfers to learn how to do more radical maneuvers.
There is a specialty “Surfing Science and Technology” at the University of Plymouth in the UK.
For many surfers, tube driving is the best thing to do and experience while surfing.
June 20 is the International Surfing Day.
282 — this number is the record number of boards ever attached to a car. The record was set in Santa Barbara, California. With these boards at the top, the car drove 30 and a half meters.

The top organization responsible for professional surfing is the World Surfing League (WCL). It holds the world championship among the best surfers. The championship is held throughout the year, divided into 11 stages in different places around the world.
Donald Dettloff is a man with the world’s largest collection of surfboards. He owns 647 boards, which he collected for 15 years to make a fence enclosing his territory.
On some rivers, a reverse current is created at certain times of the year, which creates waves that are called tidal.
Hawaiian Garrett McNamara holds the record for conquering the world’s largest wave. He rode a 100-foot wave (about 30 meters) in Portugal in 2013.
The first mention of dog surfing dates back to the twenties of the twentieth century.