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Noted as one of the top ten most dangerous sports, the dangers are often dismissed for the thrill of the towering walls of clear blue water and skill associated with surfing.

Surfing was not always such a popular sport, although some may argue that it was the Peruvian fisherman, popular theory says that it was invented by the Polynesian population which eventually filled the islands of Hawaii. Kings would show off my surfing on long balsa boards, while everyone else used smaller boards called Alaia.

In 1779 Lieutenant James King wrote about surfing during Captain James Cook’s expedition, this would be the first time in which surfing was introduced to the western world. However, soon after Europeans began to invade Hawaii, imposing their beliefs and banning surfing putting it at the edge of extinction.

It was not until 1907 that surfing was brought back a truly made popular in America. American writer, Jack London, wrote about two Waikiki surfers, George Freeth and Duke Kahanamoku and published it in the U.S. Upon the instant success, Freeth moved to California and coined as ‘the man who can walk on water’.

From there the rest is history, surfing hit it big on the mainland, dominating the water sport, and adding “aloha” to everyone’s vocabulary. Surfing even made it all the way to Rehoboth Beach, where you can take surf lessons at places like Rehoboth Beach Boarding School.

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