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Also note, a number of early reports identifying juvenile surfriders may be a result of the observer witnessing the activity in benign and relatively common climatic conditions (that is, small surf), whereas adult surfriders are more likely to test their skills in more extreme, and much rarer, swell events.
The other crucial
assumptions that probably deserve further analysis are the identification
of "true surfboards" as essentially based on length (1996, page 24) and
the implication that "true surfing" is in a standing position (1996, also
page 24).
While length is
important, surfboard performance is also function of width and volume.
By concentrating
on riding in a standing position, certainly the dominant method in 1966,
the analysis does not account for other indicators of surfriding skill,
principally wave size and critical positioning.
For example, in
the period 1965 to 1969, some commentators consider the world's best, strictly
in terms of surfriding performance, was Californian kneeboarder, George
Greenough.
| 1989
Franki, George : The Balmoral Beach Club - 75 Years, 1914-1989. The Balmoral Beach Club The Esplanade, Balmoral NSW, 1989. Review |
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Funnell, Ronald S. The Art of Surf-Riding on the Cornish Coast A. Wheaton and Co. Ltd Soft cover, 36 pages, 9 black and white photographs. Review Instructional pamplet-like publication that extolls the virtues and dangers of surf-riding - in this case prone riding on narrow solid wood boards as illustrated by the cover. See Paipo Catalogue. Includes several advertisments for Newquay businesses and for "The New SOLARBO BALSA BOARDS" - see Source Documents Menu. The author also wrote The Art of Surf-riding, 1934 - no other details available. |
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