Saturday, September 08, 2012

Earliest English Surf: 1890

A long-lost letter, published for the first time, reveals that the two Piikoi brothers and their English guardian went surfing at the Yorkshire resort of Bridlington in September 1890:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bridlington-is-the-birthplace-of-uk-surfing-new-785528


1 comment:

  1. Back in the day, the children also had little grommets in brighton beach. They introduced it into Australia.

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