Surfing appeared on earth 3-4 thousand years ago in Western Polynesia and Hawaii. The first surfers can be regarded as fishermen, who thus brought their catch back to shore. In Hawaii, surfing could only royal ranks, ordinary people severely punished for riding the surf. With the advent of the white people in Hawaii to surf almost come to an end, the white sport is not considered a holy deed and have it in every possible way to eradicate.In the 19th century there was a significant decline in the surf culture in New Zealand and Tahiti surfers have almost disappeared, and only Hawaiian fans remain loyal to their hobby. The reason for this decline is the appearance of aliens start to vaccinate their culture.In the 20th century, actively popularized surfing Duke Kahanamoku, who became the "ambassador" Hawaiian people on the continent. A ride on the beach in Sydney in 1915, he became a trendsetter for the sport. One of the first manufacturers to become serfs Tom Blake, who was experimenting with the materials and the shape and was able to reduce the weight of the board from 68 kg to 27 kg, due to the fact that he was leaving the board inside the cavity, thereby substantially reducing its weight. In 1930, Blake received a patent for his hollow board. Blake's next innovation was a small fin, which to this day fixed at the bottom end of the board. Thanks to the efforts of Duke Kahanamoku who participated in competitions and shows, surf started to become an international sport. Find Pete Peterson during a trip to Hawaii, was revolutionary in the production of serfs, he found a board vesivshuyu 15-18 kg, it was made of balsa wood (Balsa — a tree that grows in South America in the form of a dry extremely soft and lightweight). In 1937 appeared the first commercial surfboards designed Whitey Harrison. The Second World War made a significant contribution to the serfostroenie, due to active development of new chemical compounds have appeared-foam and fiberglass. The founder of riding a big wave was George Downing, who invented the board for the giant waves. Center for surfing boom in the late '50s early '60s became California. While the total number of surfers were about 100 thousand people.
