bodyboarding
Type of surfing done on a soft, square-nosed, semiflexible board, usually in a prone position; invented in the early 1970s by Southern California surfboard designer Tom Morey. Bodyboarding is often described as the most popular form of surfing, as bodyboards outsell surfboards by a huge margin. Although bellyboarding is the original form of boardsurfing, dating back hundreds if not thousands of y...
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Bodyboarding in the '80sSubscribe to view
Bodyboarding in the Canary Islands, 2013Subscribe to view
First generation Morey Boogie, around 1974Subscribe to view
The Right, Western Australia. Photo: TungstonSubscribe to view
Mitch Rawlins, 2012Subscribe to view
Jack "the Ripper" Lindholm, 1978. Photo: Lance TroutSubscribe to view
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Bodyboarding in the '80s
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Bodyboarding in the Canary Islands, 2013
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First generation Morey Boogie, around 1974
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The Right, Western Australia. Photo: Tungston
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Mitch Rawlins, 2012
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Jack "the Ripper" Lindholm, 1978. Photo: Lance Trout