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| Above, surfers at Waikiki Beach. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Being from Hawthorne, California and having attended Hawthorne High School, the "high school of The Beach Boys", surfing has been part of the culture in my area. Although, personally, I never took part in it. But I did hang out with many surfers and attended the annual surf festivals held at the local beaches (Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach).
According to an article in Travel Weekly, the sport of surfing originated in Polynesia and it took off in Hawaii. In fact, Travel Weekly recommends taking surfing lessons while in Hawaii.
They wrote:
Hawaii is a wonderful place to learn the sport. There are ample breaks, no need for restrictive wetsuits, a plethora of surf schools and unbeatable scenery. Surfing is believed to have originated in Polynesia, but the first written account of someone surfing came from Lt. James King, who served under James Cook and described native Hawaiians riding waves with wooden planks in 1779. The sport thrived and flourished in Hawaii, which is now home to top professionals and multiple world championship events.
They then give several tips on surfing along with a few sobering statistics. Still, according to the article, Hawaii is the ideal place to learn to surf.
To read more, go here.
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