Surfing article There are no clues for this activity. Below are the first halves of 10 sentences. Above are the second halves of these sentences. Use your mouse to match the two halves. When you have finished, click "Check answers" to check your answers. Surfers are the people who understand the sea the best. Surfing is an activity which is thought to have originated in Hawaii. It was 1779 when Captain King first recorded seeing surfers. Maui is an island where surfers can find huge waves. There is ridge below the sea which helps to create the huge waves. There are weather buoys which send information about the size of swells. It is the image of tropical beaches which seems so at odds with UK culture. There is a place in Britain where you can study for a degree in surfing. Fistral Beach is the place where the most people rode on one surfboard. The Beach Boys are a group of singers who were very popular with American surfers. http://c1364652.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/assets_green.swf