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hector macquarie : tahiti, 1920

Hector MacQuarrie : Tahiti, 1920.

MacQuarrie, Hector:
Tahiti Days
George H. Doran Company, New York, [1920].

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http://archive.org/details/tahitidays00macqiala

Introduction.
There is not referenceto surf riding in the text, however there are two applicable photographs.
Unfortunately, in the photograph the boy on page 141 does not show his surfboard, as indicated by the caption.

For information on surf riding at Papara, see:
1891 John La Farge : Surfriding at Papara, Tahiti.

Page 141

A POLYNESIAN BOY OF FOURTEEN

He had been riding a surf board, but finding the waves too small,
he was returning when I caught him with the camera.

Page 220

PAPARA, TAHITI
From the heavy swell breaking in the background it can be gathered that Papara is situated on the windward side of the island.
The lagoon stretchIng on each side, but not seen in the picture, seeks an outlet at this point, and a fierce current of half salt water undermines the breakers which collapse in a mass of angry surf.
The fresh-water stream, interfering with the work of the coral insect, has created a pass in the reef.

MacQuarrie, Hector:
Tahiti Days
George H. Doran Company, New York, [1920].

Internet Archive

http://archive.org/details/tahitidays00macqiala

Geoff Cater (2013) : Hector MacQuarrie : Tahiti Days, 1920.
http://www.surfresearch.com.au/1920_McQuarrie_Tahiti.html