Florida like Hawaii are known for beautiful beaches, tourism, beautiful weather and surfing. Florida’s history of surfing actually started in the early 1930’s with a few Virginia Beach lifeguards, namely John Smith and Babe Braithwait, renting concession stands at the beaches and demonstrating the sport with Hawaiian surfboards [1].
Cocoa Beach, home to six-time World Champion Kelley Slater and Ron Jons, the world's most famous surf shop which receives 2 million visitors a year. Cocoa Beach is also home to the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame.
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| Florida unveils their bronze tribute to surfing's Champ10n of champions, Mr. Kelly Slater |
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