Bibliograph

Oregon surfing, Central Coast, Scott and Sandy Blackman

Type

Label

Oregon surfing, Central Coast, Scott and Sandy Blackman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Oregon surfing

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Scott and Sandy Blackman

Series statement

Images of modern America

Sub title

Central Coast

Summary

Surfing came to the central Oregon coast in the early 1960s. Mostly young boys from Newport and the Agate Beach area took to the waves, without wetsuits or leashes, and taught themselves how to surf in the forbidding cold waters. Eventually forming the Agate Beach Surf Club, they discovered other surfing communities along the Oregon coast. With no modern-day technology to help them, they traveled the rugged Oregon coast in search of good and accessible surf spots. Fifty years later, the surfing culture has grown and evolved, including both genders, kite, wind, stand-up-paddle, and big wave surfing. What hasn't changed is the unique and challenging environment of the Oregon coast. Geography, the weather, and the cold water still remain the biggest challenges. In the face of all this, the surfing community grows and continues to prosper

Target audience

adult

Contributor