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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]
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 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
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
In January 1931, Ball saw a surfing photo taken by Tom Blake in the Los Angeles Times that inspired him. Ball thought he could take similar photos at beaches near him. [2] Ball’s work was soon published in newspapers and magazines, spreading the image of California beach culture throughout the country.
Washburn is the hometown of Tom Blake, a legend among surfers as an innovator who developed a hollow, lighter surfboard.Decades ago, Blake carved the words "Nature=God" into the rock of 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.
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]