JUN 15, 24 .. SURFING..
NATIONAL TODAY..
Because we have our own surfing contributors, Frostbite Frank and Tim McBride.. June 15th, on The National Today Calendar, is an interesting day to look at!
International Surfing Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in June and takes place on June 15 this year. It is an environmentally-conscious holiday that celebrates surfing and the sustainability of ocean resources. It also promotes surfing and encourages more people to dive into this fun sport. Surfing can be traced back about 5,000 years and is not just a sport but a hobby and a lifestyle; it’s a pastime found on all populated continents.
From Frostbite Frank..
International Surfing Day was initiated in 2005 by “Surfing Magazine” and the Surfrider Foundation. The holiday was created to promote the sport of surfing, as well as educate people about the negative impact of their activities on the ocean and the environment. On International Surfing Day, various activities are held, such as surfing contests, barbecues, and other fun surf-centered activities. Several groups also organize beach clean-ups and other restorative activities as a way of contributing positively to the environment.
From Tim McBride..
Body-surfing has likely existed since humans began swimming in the ocean. However, surfing with the assistance of apparatus has been traced to the ancient cultures of Peru, where people surfed on reed watercraft for recreational and fishing purposes. Modern surfing with the use of surfboards, however, originates from pre-colonial Hawaii, which was introduced to the innovation by the Polynesians. Written evidence of surfing in Polynesia can be found in the journal of Joseph Banks during his stay in Tahiti in 1769. In Hawaii, surfing became more than a hobby or sport, moving into the realm of religion, culture, and art. It was referred to as ‘he’e nalu,’ meaning “wave sliding.” Before surfing, the people would pray to the gods for protection and strength. The making of surfboards also required the assistance of a priest.
From Tim McBride..
According to historians Kim Stoner and Geoff Dunn, surfing made its debut in the United States in July 1885 when four teenage Hawaiian princes arrived in California. David Kawananakoa, Edward Keli’iahonu, Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana’ole, and Elle Mancini all surfed at the San Lorenzo River on redwood boards. In 1961, the United States Surfing Association was established, arguably becoming the first professional surfing contest organization in the world. Today, surfing is not just a sport but a lifestyle, which can now be found on all populated continents.
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Cap and Patti
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Yay, Ichabod (Crane) and Esmeralda are back! Maybe I’m being presumptuous with the names? Great pics, again, Cap! And again, I most usually learn something from your posts…I know, now, the newborns are called ‘colts’. Wow!
Just think….the Summer Solstice is upon us in just 6 days! My, oh, My! Where does the time go?
I pray you both are feeling better and enjoying ‘the family’ in your neck of the woods. Hmm…can I still use that term when you guys are in LHC? Me thinks there is hardly a sign of woods here in the low desert! lol
Have a Truly Blessed Day!
Love you both!
Michael and Little Bit
Thanks for your comment about our JUN 11th (blogspot) and JUN 12th (dotnet) Posts Michael. Thanks to you, I had to “go back to school” before I could figure out who Ichabod was! Google reported Ichabod Crane was in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow no less. Esmeralda is somewhat remote from Ichabod.
Both of we three, probably along with everyone else our ages, are wondering “where does the time go”? In six days we begin the descent back down to the Winter Solstice and the shortest day of the year, Saturday, December the 21st, 2024. Woods? In Lake Havasu City? Smiles .. Cap and Patti
Did you know that Yakutat is the surfing capital of Alaska?
Did we know that .. Yakutat is the surfing capital of Alaska? No we did not have a clue Gullible.
The Rest of The Story.. That’s right – Yakutat, located in the northern reaches of the Inside Passage, made at name for itself in the late ’90s as the first Alaska town with a surf shop and the best place to surf in Alaska.
Smiling .. Cap and Patti