Images of modern America : Oregon surfing : Central Coast / Scott and Sandy Blackman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blackman, Scott., Photographer, Author.

Blackman, Sandy., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surfing--Oregon--Pacific Coast--Pictorial works.

Surfing.

Surfers--Oregon--Pacific Coast--Pictorial works.

Surfers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (95 pages) : chiefly illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing, [2014]

Summary:

Surfing came to the central Oregon coast in the early 1960s. Mostly young boys from Newport and the Agate Beach area took to the waves, without wetsuits or leashes, and taught themselves how to surf in the forbidding cold waters. Eventually forming the Agate Beach Surf Club, they discovered other surfing communities along the Oregon coast. With no modern-day technology to help them, they traveled the rugged Oregon coast in search of good and accessible surf spots. Fifty years later, the surfing culture has grown and evolved, including both genders, kite, wind, stand-up-paddle, and big wave surfing. What hasn't changed is the unique and challenging environment of the Oregon coast. Geography, the weather, and the cold water still remain the biggest challenges. In the face of all this, the surfing community grows and continues to prosper.

OCLC:

900734197