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Video -California surfing in 1947

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 8:10 pm
by OG-AZN
Mostly solid wood stand up riding in this, but there's wood paipo / belly board riding, bodysurfing, and mat riding at the beginning. Also a segment on making redwood & balsa boards. Surprised to see a lot of people using (swim) fins that early.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQzXlnYUhAg

Re: Video -California surfing in 1947

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:19 am
by rodndtube
Some good stuff there!

Re: Video -California surfing in 1947

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:47 am
by Uncle Grumpy
Great Find.
FWIW, Churchill's fins first appeared in 1940.