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Surf's Up!

The history of surfing in the South West

1900 – 2005

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Surf's Up!

Wave-riding has been around for thousands of years.

Stand-up surfing was practised by the people of the Hawaiian Islands at least 1500 years ago – that's the age of this rock carving (petroglph).

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Europeans first saw surfing in 1778.

The British sailor and explorer Captain James Cookvisited Hawaii.

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Cook's senior officer, Lieutenant James King wrote this:

“Whenever, from stormy weather, or any extraordinary swell at sea, the impetuosity of the surf is increased to its utmost heights, they choose that time for this amusement: twenty or thirty of the natives, taking each a long narrow board, rounded at the ends, set out together from the shore”

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In 1876 the travel writer J W Boddam-Whetham vists Hawaii. He writes,

“I do not see why this attractive sport should not be introduced into England in suitable localities – Brighton, for instance.”

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Even the British royalty have a go. In 1920 the Prince of Wales (who went on to become Edward VIII) learns to surf in Hawaii,

“His Royal Highness has enjoyed his visit to Honolulu immensely. He was especially delighted with the surfing. He was frightfully keen about it.”

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1904 wooden bellyboards are used in Braunton, north Devon – they remain popular up until the 1950s.

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Australian surfing champion and Olympiad Charles 'Snowy' McAlister surfs standing up in Cornwall.

“They thought I was mad - the police escorted me from the beach worried about my safety.”

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In the 1930s, tourist boards advertise 'surf-bathing' in the West Country.

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In the 1950s, Cornwall's local councils employ professional lifeguards on the beaches – so many people are belly boarding.

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In the 1960s, surfing takes off all over Britain: from the Lleyn Peninsula in Wales to Castlerock in Northern Ireland, Saltburn in Yorkshire and Lowestoft in Suffolk – everybody wants to go surfing like the Beach Boys pop group.

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Surfing gets serious. Competitions and big money prizes make surfing one of the most glamorous 'new' sports.

Here's Newquay surfer Russell Winter.

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Surf's Up! Facts

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●There are 350,000 surfers in the UK – 75,000 are women●In 1999, University of Plymouth offered a degree in Surf Science●The record for the most number of surfers on a board was broken in 1989 at Fistral. Twelve surfers rode a 37ft longboard.●Variable tides means that the sea can rise and fall up to 5m around British coasts●Tourism accounts for 24% of Cornwall’s GDP and surfers who spend time in the county spend 8.5% more per head than the average visitor to Cornwall.

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The surfer's tools

boards

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The surfer's tools

wetsuits

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Our surfing environment

Where do waves come from?

What's 'low pressure'?

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Our surfing environment

Get fit for surfing – which muscles do I use when I surf?

Surf injuries – how gruesome does it get?

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Surf's Up! website

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Online teaching materials

poetry, geography, history, design and technology, art, business studies & work-related learning, music, writing, PE, Citizenship

project-based KS1/2subject-based KS3/4

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Museum workshops

poetrygeographywritingart

KS2, KS3/4, Sixth form

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Surf's Up! website

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Online information

Photo galleryGamesSurfing GlossaryTimeline

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Aloha kakahiaka : How to organise a whole-school Aloha-luau

Haupia coconut pudding12 ounces chilled coconut milk1½ cup water2/3 cup sugar12/3 cup cornstarch

Put the ingredients in saucepan and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens. Simmer for ten minutes. Pour into a dish and chill until set.

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“I tried surf-bathing once, subsequently, but made a failure of it. I got the board placed right, and at the right moment, too; but missed the connection myself. The board struck the shore in three-quarters of a second, without any cargo, and I struck the bottom about the same time, with a couple of barrels of water in me. None but natives ever master the art of surf-bathing thoroughly.”

Mark Twain, 1872

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Surf's Up!26th March – 26th June 2005Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter

27th June – 13th January 2006National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Falmouth

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Dates to be confirmed

Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery

The Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon

Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth

Swansea Museum

Jersey Museum, Channel Islands