Early Hawaiian Surfboards
Paipo
Alaia
Kīkoʻo
Olo
Earliest recording of surfing in Hawaiʻi dates back to the 12th century. 1101-1200 AD
World war 2 brought about the commercialization of Polyurethane foam in 1954.
San Diego surfers revolutionized surfboard construction using a sandwich construction of foam, fiberglass and resin.
By 1961 Fiberglass construction became the standard construction.
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