surfertoday.com - Africa: the unexpected birthplace of wave riding and surfing
Surrounded by the Atlantic and Indian oceans, Africa has been a continent with a strong social, economic, and cultural connection to the water for thousands of years.
The history of surfing has crystallized the conception that the sport of surfing - or the act of riding a wave - was developed by Polynesians.
Also, historians have considered that the first account of surfing was written in 1778 when Captain James Cook and his crew arrived at the Hawaiian Islands.
History, however, is in constant mutation and subject to several updates.
And so, according to Kevin Dawson, author of the book "Afrosurf," it's time to review and rewrite a few pre-established facts.