While riding waves in a prone position dates back to the ancient Hawaiians, on hand-carved boards called paipos, it wasn’t until 1973 that the sport became a worldwide phenomenon. That’s when ...
Jay Reale has a claim that few wave riders can brag about – he beat Kelly Slater in a heat. Sure, Reale was already a professional bodyboarder at the time, an 18-year-old from Maryland who was making ...