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2. Surfing - Wikipedia

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   References to surf riding on planks and single canoe hulls are also verified for pre-contact Samoa, where surfing was called fa'ase'e or se'egalu (see Augustin Krämer, The Samoa Islands [14]), and Tonga, far pre-dating the practice of surfing by Hawaiians and eastern Polynesians by over a thousand years.

3. Glossary of surfing - Wikipedia

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   Surf's up: A phrase used when there are waves worth surfing [2] Swell: A series of waves that have traveled from their source in a distant storm, and that will start to break once the swell reaches shallow enough water; Trough: The bottom portion of the unbroken wave and below the peak, low portion between waves [2] [4]

4. Surf culture - Wikipedia

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   The term "surf nazi" was originally used simply to denote the strict territorialism, violence, hostility to outsiders, and absolute obsession with surfing that was characteristic in the so-called "surf nazis". [55]

5. 50-foot waves forecast to slam Hawaii as 'The Eddie' surfing ...

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   According to KHON2, "The Eddie" competition requires consistent 40-foot or higher surf, which needs to arrive by 8 a.m. local time. If Sunday's event goes on as planned, it'll be only the 11th ...

6. Gold Medalist Caroline Marks Reveals the Nickname the USA ...

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   "Everyone was just so stoked," Marks tells PEOPLE exclusively of the U.S. surf team at the Olympics, adding, ... For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail ...

7. List of water sports - Wikipedia

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   Paddleboarding, where a person uses a large surfboard and paddle to surf on flat water or waves; Parasailing, where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a parachute; Picigin is a traditional Croatian ball game that is played on the beach. It is an amateur sport played in shallow water, consisting of players ...

8. Surfing was once banned in Hawaii. Today, you can shape a ...

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9. History of surfing - Wikipedia

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   West Africans (e.g., Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal) and western Central Africans (e.g., Cameroon) independently developed the skill of surfing. [5] Amid the 1640s CE, Michael Hemmersam provided an account of surfing in the Gold Coast: “the parents ‘tie their children to boards and throw them into the water.’” [5] In 1679 CE, Barbot provided an account of surfing among Elmina ...