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HISTORY OF SURFBOARD
A surfboard is an elongated platform used in the sport of surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on themwhile riding a breaking wave. They were invented in Hawaii, where they were known as papa he‘e nalu in the Hawaiian language; they were usually made of wood from local trees, such as koa, and wereoften over 15 feet (5 m) in length and extremely heavy.[1][2] Major advances over the years include the addition of one or more fins on the bottom rear of the board to improve directional stability, andnumerous improvements in materials and shape.
Vanessa
the early 20th century – shortening the long
the islands of Hawaii were settled by Europeans and missionaries, surfing began to become lesspopular. However, by the beginning of the 20th century surfing in Hawaii had a surge in popularity, mainly due to the famous Duke Kahanamoku, who brought surfing to the world’s attention.
Europeans andAmericans then began to participate in the sport, and it wasn’t long before the surfboard began to be redesigned.
The first important milestone in the history of the surfboard was the establishment ofa more practical and user friendly length and weight. This was achieved by chopping the older style surfboards in half.
At this stage the surfboards were being made out of redwood, but in the 1920′sbalsa started to be used instead as it was a much lighter wood and was more readily available.
Krizia
1926 hollow surfboards
In 1926 in Hawaii, Tom Blake decided to dramatically reduce the weightof the surfboard. He achieved this by drilling multiple holes into his redwood board, then covering the entire thing up with a thin layer of wood.
The reduced weight made for a much faster surfboard,and these designs started to be mass produced in 1930.
Surfboards continued to be made from various wood combinations until the 1940′s.
1935 the fin is added:
In 1935 the same Tom Blake added a...
HISTORY OF SURFBOARD
A surfboard is an elongated platform used in the sport of surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on themwhile riding a breaking wave. They were invented in Hawaii, where they were known as papa he‘e nalu in the Hawaiian language; they were usually made of wood from local trees, such as koa, and wereoften over 15 feet (5 m) in length and extremely heavy.[1][2] Major advances over the years include the addition of one or more fins on the bottom rear of the board to improve directional stability, andnumerous improvements in materials and shape.
Vanessa
the early 20th century – shortening the long
the islands of Hawaii were settled by Europeans and missionaries, surfing began to become lesspopular. However, by the beginning of the 20th century surfing in Hawaii had a surge in popularity, mainly due to the famous Duke Kahanamoku, who brought surfing to the world’s attention.
Europeans andAmericans then began to participate in the sport, and it wasn’t long before the surfboard began to be redesigned.
The first important milestone in the history of the surfboard was the establishment ofa more practical and user friendly length and weight. This was achieved by chopping the older style surfboards in half.
At this stage the surfboards were being made out of redwood, but in the 1920′sbalsa started to be used instead as it was a much lighter wood and was more readily available.
Krizia
1926 hollow surfboards
In 1926 in Hawaii, Tom Blake decided to dramatically reduce the weightof the surfboard. He achieved this by drilling multiple holes into his redwood board, then covering the entire thing up with a thin layer of wood.
The reduced weight made for a much faster surfboard,and these designs started to be mass produced in 1930.
Surfboards continued to be made from various wood combinations until the 1940′s.
1935 the fin is added:
In 1935 the same Tom Blake added a...
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