1779: EXPLORER JAMES KING, KEALAKEKUA BAY, HAWAII: "THE BOLDNESS AND ADDRESS IS SCARCELY TO BE CREDITED"
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John Douglas of Scotland, a bishop and a scholar, edited various journals from Captain James Cook's second and third voyages to the Pacific. According to surf scholar Patrick Moser, the account below (likely first-drafted by Cook's second lieutenant, James King) was "the most influential account of Hawaiian surfing for the next 50 years," following its publication in 1784. * * * Swimming is not ...
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