Early Days of Modern Surfing
The first major incursion of surfing on Peruvian beaches was in the 1930s when Carlo Dogny was invited to Hawaii for a tournament. It was in Hawaii that he met Duke Kahanamoku, the founder of modern surfing, who taught him the rudimentary techniques to master the waves.
When World War II took place, Dogny had to return to Peru. In 1942 he founded Club Waikiki 2, and though it started out as just mats facing the sea, it was the first club for the exclusive practice of surfing in Peru. Today, Waikiki is one of the most famous and exclusive clubs of Lima. The first National Surfing Championship (Spanish: Campeonatos Nacionales de Surf) in Peru took place in 1950. Since then, there have been more than 30 tournaments.
Read more about this topic: Surfing In Peru
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“Betwixt the black fronts long-withdrawn
A light-blue lane of early dawn,”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)
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