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George Downing (surfer)

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• ... that in 1951, George Downing created the first surfboard with a removable fin? Saying Goodbye To The First Surfer To Turn A Board " In ’51 he took one of his balsa planks and carved a “slot” in the bottom, creating the first-ever fin box. He called the board “The Rocket”...I made the first fin box out of wood with a groove in it so you could take the fin in and out"
  • ALT1:... that surfer George Downing coached Hawaii to the 1968 World Surfing Championship Title? GEORGE DOWNING "He coached the Hawaiian team to victory in the 1968 World Surfing Championships."
  • ALT2:... that George Downing won the 1954 Makaha International Surfing Championship with the first surfboard to have a removable fin? Saying Goodbye To The First Surfer To Turn A Board

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Created by HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk). Self-nominated at 09:12, 30 December 2019 (UTC).

• 16px new enough, copyvio okay, just long enough. Hook (proposed hook) in article and followed by inline citation to source with hook fact. QPQ to be done. Whispyhistory (talk) 12:18, 31 December 2019 (UTC)