Surfs Up Plr Ebook

PLR Ebook Table Of Contents

History of Surfing
Different Types of Boards
Design and Construction
Vintage and Longboards
How to Buy Your First Surfboard
Surfboard Accessories
Wetsuits
Bodysurfing/Bodyboarding
Good Surfing Manners
What is the Right Wave?
Pre-paddling and Paddling
How to Angle
Catching the Right Wave
Review of Top Board Manufacturers
Where Should You Surf?

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History of Surfing

Surfing is undoubtedly one of the oldest and most popularly practiced sports in the world. There is an art in wave riding, which is a blend of overall athleticism and comprehension of power and beauty of nature. This leisure activity is among the few sports that are able to create their very own lifestyle and culture.

The act of skillfully riding waves using wooden board was first done in Western Polynesia, dating back to about three thousand years ago. It is believed that the first-ever surfers were native fishermen who then discovered that riding waves could be an efficient method to get to shore with their very own catch. From then on, catching waves eventually developed to become a significant part of daily work. Then it became a form of a pastime. The change revolutionized surfing.

It should be noted that there is actually no existing record of the time when stand-up surfing first became a form of sport. Some researchers assert that during the 1600s, kings, queens, and all other people in the Sandwich Isles had been into a sport they called heenalu (wave sliding in English). In the old Hawaiian language, “hee” literally means change from solid form to liquid, while “nalu” simply refers to the surfing motion that is uniquely facilitated by a wave.

The beginning

Surfing as an artistic activity was initially observed in 1777 when Europeans (actually crew members on board Dolphin Ship) first interacted with Polynesians in Tahiti. Researchers, however, note that before the meet, surfing was actually already a central part of the ancient Polynesian culture, predating natives contact with Europeans. The community chief was said to be the most skilled rider, using the best surf board manufactured from the best tree ever.

Captain James Cook, a navigator, described the way Tahitians caught waves using their outrigger canoes for the fun of it. He said that one day, after waking up at Matavai Point, from his tent he saw a man who was paddling in a very small canoe; he was so quick and there was a look about him that exuded eagerness. The man sat almost motionless and was easily carried along in a swift rate by a wave. The man then landed in the beach. When the man restarted the same activity, Cook concluded that the native man was obviously feeling supreme pleasure by doing it.