Surfing is a booming sport worldwide, with £15 million spent on it in the UK alone last year! This book follows the evolution of the piece of equipment no surfer can be without the Board! From the days of it s first discovery in Hawaii as a hardwood plank and olo board to today's Plastic Fantastic marvels, each stage of the boards evolution is shown in glorious colour photography, showing how surfing progressed from a little-known hobby to a multi-million pound worldwide extreme sport, and the development of the Surfboard as the perfect convergence of form and function. Accompanied with unique historical prints and historical illustrations (1950s redwood boards, for example) plus the latest surf photography this book will appeal to everyone: surfers, artists, designers, sports fans.