Surfing

Surfing history has more than one century, and, perhaps millennia. The first surfers were residents of Hawaii. It is an art in those days was only available for election. Kings and queens of Hawaii sought to rule both on land and on water. They saw their own surfing a privilege and sought to this occupation was not available to ordinary people. If the detected cases of surfing subjects that encroached on the royal game is punishable by death. Only a small circle of privileged persons the art of conquering the body of water by means of special boards.

The first surfboards were made from a single piece of wood and weighed about 70 kg. The length of the boards was 2.7 and 5.5 meters. At night they were left on the beach, since no one came to mind them steal because of their gravity and massiveness. Hawaiian know regularly organize fun on the water. The royal priests through spells called large waves to entertainment passed the largest scale. Spectacular water fights gathered on the banks of the many viewers who have bet on the winner. With the advent of Christian missionaries in Hawaii, surfing was nearly forgotten. As part of the local culture, it caused concern among Christian preachers, shackled by strict rules and dogma.

Classic surfing - is slipping on light boards on the waves. Now classical surf boards can be made not only of wood, but also from the foam and durable, lightweight fiberglass. Art of Surfing is the ability to carry out high-speed maneuvers among the towering waves. This kind of active recreation provides a unique thrill when, being on the top of a wave, athlete falls down at high speed down, and then again rises up with the next wave. The feel of the classic surfing as endless as the infinite depths of the sea.

Not only people can get involved in surfing. Even dogs love surfing. Many competitions in canine surf shown that dogs are able to stay on the board as good people, such as the bulldog, who carried on a board on the waves near the beach Imperial Beach in San Diego. Participants of the competition were evaluated on several criteria, including style, the duration of the wave retention and confidence in the management of Cerf and this dog won

Whatever kind of surfing you choose, you get a lot of pleasure from leisure and communication with the water element.