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Who Invented Surfing? An Exploration From Ancient Polynesia to Shang Dynasty China

Who Invented Surfing? An Exploration From Ancient Polynesia to Shang Dynasty China

Surfing has been around for centuries. It is well-known that the ancient Polynesians and Hawaiians were among the first to ever ride the waves, but there are accounts of surfing that go back even further.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 26
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 26
Surfing News / SURFER / October 26

Who Was the First Person to Surf Padang Padang and Bali?

The first surfer in Bali was the handsome photographer, tennis coach, CIA agent, and natural-footer Bob Koke. Koke had learned to surf in Waikiki when he had been an assistant to the film director shooting the 1932 film, Bird of Paradise.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 26
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 26
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 26
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 26
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 25
Surfing News / SURFER / October 25

Surfing’s Great Debate: Goofy vs Regular

*Disclaimer. The author is a proud goofy. Surfing’s great line in the sand, and battleground, is never not a part of surfing. With surfing cleaved into two sections, how could it be?

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 25
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 25
Surfing News / SURFER / October 25

Behind the Mic with Rosy Hodge

These days, surf fans know Rosy Hodge as the voice of post-heat interviews and in-the-booth play-by-plays. The South African-born surfer, once a Championship Tour standout, has become one of the most recognizable WSL commentators.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 24
Surfing News / SURFER / October 24
20ft Winter Swell Aimed at California, Warnings Issued

20ft Winter Swell Aimed at California, Warnings Issued

In California, fall feels like a fleeting vapor lingering briefly before the full-fledged winter season sets in. Unlike other, more weather-heavy parts of the country, autumn in the Golden State is a subtle, with occasional warm days mixed in with the coming cold.

Mick Fanning News / SURFER / October 24

How Mick Fanning’s Beer Sandal Became a $500 Million Success

Around 20 years ago, when the surf industry writ large was still floating well above water, Reef sandals came to their star athlete, Mick Fanning, with a concept.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 24
Surfing News / SURFER / October 24

Watch: A 2-Time Pipeline Master Takes on Huge Teahupo’o

What John Peck started at Pipeline 62 years ago, Barron Mamiya has taken and molded it into a rare display of athleticism and hydrodynamic knowledge. There’s pigdogging and then there’s what Barron does.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 24
Surfing News / SURFER / October 24

The Most Powerful Way To Inspire Change May Be Different Than You Think

When it comes to protecting the ocean, the challenge is that for many people it is out of sight, andtherefore, out of mind. As surfers, we are in the mix on a regular basis so we are more likely to be aware of issues as they pertain to our local zones but there's a lot more out there than our own shores.

Surfing News / SURFER / October 24

Island Reggae Festival Brings Irie Vibes to Mainland

Like the gentle trades, swaying palms, and motion in the ocean, spend a few winters on the North Shore and the Island reggae vibrations soak into your soul.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 24
Surfing News / SURFER / October 24

RIP: Pioneering Pipeline Surfer John Peck Has Died

John Peck, the pioneering Pipeline surfer who is widely revered as the first regularfooter to ride inside the tube at the infamous wave, has died. He was 81.

Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 24
Surfing News / WorldSurfLeague.com / October 24

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