History of surfing
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title:
History of surfing
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The riding of waves has likely existed since humans began swimming in the ocean. In this sense, bodysurfing is the oldest type of wave-catching. Undoubtedly ancient sailors learned how to ride wave energy on many styles of early boats. Archaeological evidence even suggests that ancient cultures of Peru surfed on reed watercraft for fishing and recreation up to five thousand years ago. However, standing up on what is now called a surfboard is a relatively recent innovation developed by the Polyne
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_surfing
date created:
2006-10-09T07:34:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T20:22:21Z
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