perfect wave, the
The "perfect wave" is subjective, changing from person to person, but it nonetheless takes on a collective shape and form defined by each new generation of surfers. As surfing was exported from country to country in the first few decades of the 20th century, Waikiki, the sport's homeland, was unanimously regarded as having the world's best surf. After World War II, with the new easier-handling boa...
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Magic Moments: The Perfect Wave
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Malibu. Photo: Bill Parr
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Cloudbreak, Fiji. Photo: Tom Servais
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Mike Hynson, Cape St Francis, from Endless Summer. Photo: Bruce Brown
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Honolua Bay, Maui. Photo: Dana Edmunds