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as far as we know it was invented as a sport for hawaiian kings

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Who starting surfing?

The foreigners found the Hawaiians surfing when Captian Cook first discovered and when people first discovered California and along that coast they found people surfing. They do not know the first person to ever start surfing but the person who made surfing famous was Duke Kahanamoku.


When was surfing discovered?

Surfing likely began in Polynesia. The art of surfing, called he'enalu in the Hawaiian language, was first described in 1769 by Joseph Banks on the HMS Endeavour during the third voyage of Captain James Cook. Surfing was a central part of ancient Polynesian culture and predates European contact.


How did people discover surfing?

The first surfers were fishermen who discovered riding waves as an efficient method of getting to shore with their catch . Eventually catching waves developed from being part of everyday work to being a pastime. This change revolutionized surfing.


Who discovered surfing in Tahiti?

Captain James Cook Captain James Cook


How old was Bethany Hamilton when she first started surfing in competitions?

Bethany was eight when she first started surfing competitively


Facts about surfing?

Nowadays, surfing is creating its own name in the field of sports because many people are now getting involved in it. Surfing first account is given in 1778, then in 1928 was the first official surfing contest that was held at Corona Del Mar, California and in the year 1992 the first surfing recorded though the internet.


Who were the first exponents of surfing?

none


When was surfing invented?

People began surfing in the 1800s in the Polynesian islands, but the first appearance of surfing in the US (California specifically) is credited to Woody Brown who began surfing on plywood in the 1930s.


What year did surfing first startin Australia?

Duke Kahanamoku, a Hawaiian, first brought surfing, as we know it today to Freshwater Beach in Sydney in 1915.


What was Bethany Hamilton's childhood like when she was little?

She was 4 when she started surfing. When she was 7 she surfed in her first surfing competiton


How do you get slowpoke with me first in HeartGold?

You get it surfing in the Slowpoke Well.


What was the first form of snowboard called?

Surfing.