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Thomas Edward Blake (March 8, 1902 – May 5, 1994) was an American athlete, inventor, and writer, widely considered to be one of the most influential surfers in history, and a key figure in transforming surfing from a regional Hawaiian specialty to a nationally popular sport. [1]
Tom Blake grew up in Washburn and lived an extraordinary, unorthodox life. His innovations almost a century ago changed surfing forever. Wisconsin native influenced the modern-day sport of surfing
Tom Blake (footballer) (1872–1935), Australian rules footballer for Carlton and St Kilda Tom Blake (surfer) (1902–1994), American surfer and inventor Tom Blake (American football) (1927–2020), American football tackle
On a similar basis, surfing history could justifiably be divided between pre-polystyrene and post-polystyrene surfboards, or pre-fin and post-fin as the original Hawaiian boards did not have fins until Tom Blake added one in 1935. Technology has changed surfing repeatedly and dramatically throughout its modern development, generally making the ...
[2] According to most surfing historians, the fin was invented by Tom Blake around 1935, for the purpose of anchoring the tail and giving the surfboard direction from the tail to the tip. The fin enabled skilled surfers to walk to the front of the board without the tail skipping out from the wave.
Thomas Blake (cricketer) (1805–1895), English cricketer; Catman's alter-ego, Thomas Blake; Tom Blake (surfer) (1902–1994), American surfer and inventor; Thomas H. Blake (1792–1849), U.S. Representative from Indiana; Sir Thomas Blake, 2nd Baronet (died 1642) Thomas Blake Glover (1838–1911), Scottish merchant associated with Japan; Thomas ...
"The conditions are insane right now," Luke Shepardson, the 2023 champion, told the World Surf League between his heats. "There’s monsters coming in right now. The last couple sets were treacherous.
By the end of World War II surfing would have a major revival that increased its popularity and participating membership. Women were encouraged to take up surfing by early water sports innovators Duke Kahanamoku and Tom Blake. Blake suggested that surfing would help women to keep their feminine figures. [36]