简介：AdefinitivehistoryofsurfinginAustralia,BomboratellsthestoryofAustralianbeachculturethroughoursurfingchampions,writers,pioneers,entrepreneurs,mavericks,legends,drop-outs,anddrop-ins. Thetwo-partseriesfollowstheriseofsurfinganditscultureinAustralia,usingarchivalfootageandclassicAustralianmusictoillustrateitsgrowingimportanceinAustraliansocietyinthe20thcenturyandbeyond.Fromthetimewelearnedtobodysurf,toourfirstattemptsonboards,toDukeKahanamoku’s1914visitwhichkickedoffsurfing’srolltopopularity,Australianshavetakenthesurfandmadeitourown,spawninginternationallegendssuchasMidgetFarrelly,NatYoungandseven-timeworldchampionLayneBeachley,alongwithglobalsurfwearbrands. Setagainstachangingworld,Bomborafollowsthehistoryofsurfingfromitsmaverickearlydays,throughthreesignificantwarsandadepression,thedevelopmentofsurfclubsandtheensuingbattlesbetweenlifesaversandsurfers,thesea-changeseekingdrugcultureofthe1970sanditsshifttoacleaner,moreprofessionalsportinthelate1980s. BomborainterviewsarichseamofAustraliancharacters,includingourfirstsurfchampionIsabelLetham,authorandsurferTimWinton,legendarysurfboardshaperBobMcTavish,accidentalentrepreneurandRipCurlfounderDougWarbrickandformerworldchampionsurfersBartonLynchandWayne‘Rabbit’Bartholomew.Itlooksattheriseofwomensurfers,suchasLayneBeachley,andtheexplosionofAustralianlabelsincludingBillabong,RipCurl,andQuiksilver,whichhelpedtocementAustralia’spositionasaglobalforceininternationalsurfing.…