George Greenough is a surfer from Santa Barbara, California who now resides in Byron Bay in N.S.W Australia. Mission Santa Barbara, known as the queen of the missions. Santa Barbara is a city in California, United States. ... Cape Byron Lighthouse Byron Bay (, ) is a town in the state of New South Wales on the eastern most point of the mainland of Australia. ...
He is known for creating the modern surfboard fin. He changed the design from a useless keel to a more powerful fin. Surfboards were invented by the Hawaiians for riding breaking waves to the beach. ... A fer is a large beam around which the hull of a ship is built. ... A fin is a surface used to produce lift and thrust or to steer while traveling in water, air, or other fluid media. ...
His equipment was different from the longboard design of the day. George rode short kneeboards under 5'5" and rode surf mattresses regurlarly. He is credited as being the best mat rider ever. George still surfs air mattresses and is a spokesperson for SelectComfort. A longboard is a type of surfboard. ... A kneeboard is a surfboard ridden on the knees, considered by some to be the purest form of surfing. ...
In the late 1960s and early 1970s George released his films "The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun" and "Crystal Voyeger".
GeorgeGREENOUGH (Edward Rand, Thomas) was born 13 Feb 1825 in Northampton and was christened 3 Apr 1825 in All Saints-Wesleyan Methodist, Northampton.
Caroline GREENOUGH (Edward Rand, Thomas) was born 8 Oct 1828 in Northampton and was christened 7 Dec 1828 in All Saints-Wesleyan Methodist, Northampton.
Henry GREENOUGH (Edward Rand, Thomas) was born 28 Jun 1833 in Northampton and was christened 15 Sep 1833 in All Saints-Wesleyan Methodist, Northampton.
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