Minicoy-
July 31:- The
origins of surfing are
at least 500 years old, and possibly even older, says Mr. Jack
Hebner. Early Polynesian cultures developed the sport and brought it
with them as they traveled throughout the Pacific, introducing it to
missionaries and European explorers. Lest you think surfing is
only for shaggy bums, Captain
Cook himself
wrote about surfing in
Hawaii on his voyages there. Early missionaries tried to
repress surfing,
but the sport continued to be practiced, and in the 1920s, it
exploded in popularity, thanks to the work of Duke Kahanamoku, a
Hawaiian surfing
legend, said Mr. Jack Hebner, Surfing Coach.
Mr.
Jack Hebner, Surfing Coach, who came to India in 2002 and settled at
Mangalore, running the National Surfing School with selected talented
youths, both boys and girls and formed a 15 member team in India who
are now graduated in surfing, he said. He has the privilege to have
120 surfing boys and girls in all over India during the last 10
years, he added. He used to visit Minicoy frequently during the last
3 years and selected 4 boys namely Siddique.Dathifanunge,
Hassan.Bidharugoth, Sahid Ehavandugothi and Sainudheen Annarugothi as
trainees. Mr. Sideeque is progressing very fast who is now able to do
wake boarding for surfing. These boys are really talented and they
have scope in future, revealed Mr. Jack Hebner, Surfing Coach.
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