For the typical land-locked folk, all one needs to learn about surfing can be found on the Wikipedia entry for surfing. The page is filled with a bulleted history, surfing physics, maneuvers, dangers, locations and of course, a photo of the correct way to make the universal surfing Shaka sign with one’s hand.
But for a surf enthusiast, this Wikipedia digital surfing history is far from complete. And any other general web search of the term “surfing” nets more news, less history, delivering dissatisfying results for the true surfing historian – until now.
In November 2011, Matt Warshaw, 51, the published author of 2003‘s The Encyclopedia of Surfing made a digital leap in the name of surfing history.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Hang Ten! How the History of Surfing Went Digital
