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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
[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.
Ray Bisschop (1970– ) (Aus) Publisher of Australia's Surfing Life and presenter of Surfing Life TV; Jesse Brad Billauer (1979– ) (USA) Quadriplegic surfer; Tom Blake (1902–1994) (USA) Early American Surfer, inventor of the Skeg [6] Alana Blanchard (USA) (1990– ) Women's Pipeline Championship winner
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 ...
Tom Blake may refer to: Tom Blake (footballer) (1872–1935), Australian rules footballer for Carlton and St Kilda; Tom Blake (surfer) (1902–1994), American surfer ...
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