HISTORIA
Aunque no se tiene una fecha exacta para el inicio de este deporte, el surf surgió en las costas de la Polinesia como una actividad emocionante que exhaltaba el ánimo de sus habitantes que esperaban las olas grandes para probar su fortaleza física.
Poco a poco este deporte se fue extendiendo a través de las islas, teniendo su mayor grupo de participantes en Hawaii. Allí el deporte tomó tanta importancia en the daily lives of the inhabitants, which was used to resolve conflicts, to win favor with some girl or just indulge in an intense emotion which they called "hopopu."
When European settlers came ashore, led by James Cook, surfing was seen as a non-religious cult that promoted sexual behavior poor (as was practiced semi nude), gambling and non-Catholic practices ( as the ritual to choose the wood for the manufacture of tables.) This is why it was banned the practice of it until many years after the harsh repression that its practitioners regarded as immoral people.
It was to export the sport to the coasts of California and Australia, the surf regained his followers and revived as a sport that has been perfected in recent decades with the emergence of new tables and technical. The names of champions like Tom Carroll, the first Australian champion in 1983 and ASS Tour Kelly Slater (USA) one of the most recent (2008), have given the sport a new style of life for those living sea adrenaline .
PARTS OF THE SURFBOARD
TYPES OF TABLES
1. shortboards (short board): Usually a measure between 5-7 feet.
2. longboards (Malibu): Table of 8 and 12 feet.
3. Funboard - Hybrid: Table 7-9 feet.
2. longboards (Malibu): Table of 8 and 12 feet.
3. Funboard - Hybrid: Table 7-9 feet.
MATERIALS OF MANUFACTURE:
1. Originally they were made of native wood as wiliwili, ulu and koa.
2. Currently used synthetic materials like fiberglass and polyurethane foam. VARIANTS
SURF:
1.
2. kneeboard
3. HYBRID
bodyboard
:
1. Windsurfing
2.
Kayaksurf 3. Kitesurf
