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What is falling off a surfboard or colliding with someone typically called?
Wipeout
Where is onshore wind blowing?
Towards the shore
What animal can surf?
Dog
How many world champion titles does Kelly Slater have?
11
What are the two main versions of surfing?
Short boarding and long boarding
What do you call a surfer that rides with his right foot forward?
Goofy
Australia
What is the name of the richest surfer there is today?
Kelly Slater
When is international surfing day?
June 20th
What are the three types of breaks in surfing?
Beach, Point, and Reef
What do surfers call it when they get completely covered by the breaking curl of the wave?
Tubed
Where is the surf break of Chicama, known as the longest break in the world at 3km long?
Peru
What is the name of the Hawaiian surfer who introduced surfing to the rest of the world?
Duke Kahanamoku
How old was Linda Benson in 1959 when she paddled out to the sport's most revered big wave surf break?
15 years old
What is the surfing team for that is too small to ride?
Ankle Slappers
What is it called when a surfer stands on the front of his board and wraps five toes over the front?
Hanging Five
Where is the world record for most people riding the same surfboard?
Australia
One of the first people inducted into the International Surfing Hall of Fame and the only surfer to win LA times "Person of the Year". Who was she?
Joyce Hoffman
What year did professional surfing competitions start?
1975
What was the innovative development that allowed for safer big wave surfing?
Jet-tow ins
What is the popular term for the sides of a bodyboard called?
Rails
On what Hawaiian island is the banzai Pipeline located?
Oahu
"Blue Crush" is a 2002 fictional film, based on the Outside magazine article "Surfer Girls on Maui by Susan Orlean. The film follows four surfer girls as one of them prepares for her first professional surfing event at Pipeline Hawaii. Which of the four girls is really a pro surfer?
Sanoe Lake
What is the Guinness world record for wave height?
80 feet
What is the average percent of man vs women who surf?
Man: 81%; Women: 19%