Bodyboarding was invented in 1971, by American surfer, entrepreneur and musician Tom Morey.
On July 7, he cut a rectangular shape of polyethylene foam and covered it with newspaper. The first bodyboard was born and history was made.
Bodyboarding will be 40 years old in 2011Â …Â Details
Afterfour days of competition, Pierre Louis Costes (FRA) wins the second edition of the Peruvian Inka Challenge.
Amaury Lavernhe (REU) gotthe second place. In the very beginning, Pierre Louis Costes performed a massive backflip that received a perfect score 10/10.
In the Drop Knee competition … Details
This was the first year BCS has recognised bodyboarding which, for the sport is a huge step and for college going bodyboarders, a brilliant opportunity. The conditions on the day were clean although we could have done with a bit more power. Barrel rolls and spins were the order of the day and Truro College showed their intentions early with some tight combos making the most of the conditions.
The man-on-man, 20-minute heats gave everyone pick of the waves but it was the experienced contest riders hall and Brabyn who were patient and picked off the better waves so it was no surprise to find … Details
Saturday saw the round 6 man-on-man heats hit the water for the IBA Arica Chilean Challenge 2010. The sets were pumping with 6 to 8 feet with the perfection of Arica.
The current world champion Jeff Hubbard again made an outstanding performance and won his heat against the Portuguese Gastão Entrudo.
Dave Winchester, Jake Stone and Ben Player had solid presentations and didn’t had trouble in winning their heats and advancing to the quarter-finals … Details