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Surfing

Interesting facts about surfing (part 2)

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11
Aug

  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. […]

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Surfing

Interesting facts about surfing (part 1)

Posted on by Mira Mira
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24
Jul

Captain James Cook was the first person to describe surfing. This happened in 1778. He wrote that the man on the board “seemed to be on the verge of ecstasy, so quickly and smoothly carried away by the sea.” Hawaiians called surfing “he’enalu”, which means “sliding on the waves”. Surfing for Hawaiians was a central […]

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