| Surfing History |
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| Written by Administrator | |
| Thursday, 08 November 2007 | |
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Then in 1992 the world famous surfing photographer John Callahan together with legendary people in the surfing world like, Kevin Davidson, Hogn Slater and Taylor Knox took pictures riding the big surf in " Cloud Nine". Said pictures landed in the surfing magazines in all languages all over the world and - the ball started rolling. Cloud Nine became so famous that the trickle of surfers became a mass of surfers coming from all corners of the glove. So, in 1995 the local government of General Luna, together with some of the expatriates from Australia organized the first surfing competition dubbed as the "Siargao Surfing Classic"; with the local government shouldering almost all expenses, including the prizes. The event was fairly successful and caught the attention of the world, paving the way for the first "Siargao Surfing Cup in 1996. This year and the years thereafter, the Siargao Surfing Cup will become a regular event in the Island of Siargao and this will surely project the island to the center stage of world surfing and tourism. |
