National Geographic Traveller (UK)
A TIMELINE OF SURFING
3000–1000 BC
Evidence suggests Peruvian fishermen used to build and ride reed surfboards.
1885
Surfing arrives in the USA, courtesy of three teenage Hawaiian princes boarding there.
1930
The first hollow surfboard design is mass-produced by American Tom Blake.
1953
The Waikiki Surf Club hosts the inaugural International Surfing Championships.
2009
Malibu, USA, becomes the first World Surfing Reserve.
2016
The International Olympic Committee votes to include surfing in the next games.