Surfing

Surfing Timeline

By Kai Matteo

  • California

    California
    Surfing was first introduced to California this year.

  • Duke

    Duke
    The Duke visited Australia and was the first one to present surfing to them its said to be the devlopment of the sport.

  • Popularity

    Popularity
    This was once surfing was just about everywhere and it started to get really popular

  • Surf Boards

    Surf Boards
    Surf boards were made a balsa wood.

  • Malibu Madness

    Malibu Madness
    Some USA lifegaurds showed off their Malibu Surfboards that started a new frenzy of surfers

  • Bells Beach

    Bells Beach
    This was the first time a contest was held at Bells beach it became a tradition and is now know as the Rip Curl Pro.

  • Competative Surfing

    Competative Surfing
    This year was the first year that someone had won a surfing world title.

  • Board Revolution

    Board Revolution
    This year was the first time boards were made smaller then usual and it is what started the short board we ride today.

  • Companies

    Companies
    Around the 1969-1973 the 3 biggest surf companies were born Quicksilver, Billabong, and Rip Curl

  • Money

    Money
    Tom Carrol signed a contract with Quicksilver for 1 million dollars this was the most anyone had ever been payed in the surfing industry.