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Over the last forty years, surfing has emerged from its Pacific islands origins to become a global industry. Since its beginnings more than a thousand years ago, surfing's icon has been the surf- boardits essential instrument, the point of physical connection between human and nature, body and wave. Based on research in three important surfing locationsHawaii, southern California, and southeastern Australiathis is the first book to trace the surf- board from regional craft tradition to its key role in the billion-dollar surfing business. Hawaii, California, and Australia are much more than sites of surfboard manufacturing. Their surfboard workshops are hives of creativity where legacies of rich cultural heritage and the local environment combine to produce unique, bold board designs customized to suit prevailing waves. The authors follow the story of board makers who have survived these challenges and explores the heritage of the craft, the secrets of custom board production, the rol

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      Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
      Publication Date: 2/28/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780824839437, 978-0824839437
      ISBN10: 0824839439

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      Book Synopsis
      Over the last forty years, surfing has emerged from its Pacific islands origins to become a global industry. Since its beginnings more than a thousand years ago, surfing's icon has been the surf- boardits essential instrument, the point of physical connection between human and nature, body and wave. Based on research in three important surfing locationsHawaii, southern California, and southeastern Australiathis is the first book to trace the surf- board from regional craft tradition to its key role in the billion-dollar surfing business. Hawaii, California, and Australia are much more than sites of surfboard manufacturing. Their surfboard workshops are hives of creativity where legacies of rich cultural heritage and the local environment combine to produce unique, bold board designs customized to suit prevailing waves. The authors follow the story of board makers who have survived these challenges and explores the heritage of the craft, the secrets of custom board production, the rol

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