The document discusses the history of surfing and its transition to skating. It traces the origins of modern surfing back to 17th century Polynesia and its promotion in the early 20th century by Hawaiian surfer Duke Kahanamoku. In the 1920s, surfer Tom Blake helped establish surfing as a lifestyle. The document also outlines the origins of skateboarding in the 1960s when surfers in California started riding wooden boards on paved surfaces and the formation of the Z-Boys skate crew that helped popularize skating. Finally, it notes that skating continues to thrive today.