Hawaii has deep-ranging ties to surfing. Referred to many times as the birthplace of modern surfing, these islands are steeped in history and culture associated with wave riding. From ancient ...

This spring quarter, UC Santa Cruz Humanities students immersed themselves in the story of three Hawaiian princes who introduced surfing to the United States in the late 19th century, using Santa Cruz ...

Saturday, July 19, marks the 140th anniversary of an event that made Santa Cruz a top surfing destination. It's a bit of surfing history not too many people know about, but a new exhibit aims to ...

For years, the San Lorenzo River mouth surf break in Santa Cruz has been celebrated by local surfers and history buffs as the location where surfing was first introduced to the continental United ...

There is no one person responsible for the birth of surfing, but there is lots of historical evidence about the origin point.

To talk about the history of longboarding is to talk about the origins of surfing as a whole. Ancient Polynesian cultures rode boards that were thin, heavy and made from solid wood like koa. (Good ...