1966 DUKE INVITATIONAL SURFING CONTEST
The first Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship was held on Easter Sunday in 1966. It is named in honor of the "Father of Modern Surfing", Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku. The contest is by invitation only, and the 1966 contest featured only 24 of the world's best surfers. It was broadcast on CBS as a sports spectacular with an estimated 40 to 50 million viewers.
The competition is held at Sunset Beach on the North Shore of Oahu...
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posted by NeoN @ 9/12/2007 07:04:00 AM
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