surfresearch.com.au  furnell : solarbo prone boards 1953

Originally printed in 1934 and reprinted in 1953.

An instructional pamplet-like publication that extolls the virtues and dangers of surf-riding - in this case prone riding on narrow solid wood boards as illustrated by the cover.
It  is believed to be the first instructional surfing book published in Britain.

Includes several advertisments for Newquay businesses and for "The New SOLARBO BALSA BOARDS".
It is probable that the advertising was either updated for or, more likely, added to the 1953 edition.

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Funnell, Ronald S : The Art of Surf-Riding on the Cornish Coast,
A. Wheaton and Co. Ltd 1953 page 30

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