: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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Her hobbies include diving and surfing.
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Guests wishing to take part in watersports may choose from waterskiing, wakeboarding, wake surfing, jet skiing, paddle boarding, kitesurfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, or fishing.
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Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The Montauk surfing scene took off in the 1960s, when pros and amateurs descended on the area for what are said to be the best waves on the East Coast and became part of the landscape.
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Mike Albo,
Curbed,
23 June 2026
This is also where the film dips into the past and becomes awash in the proud history of Hawaiian surfing, bowing at the legend of the great Duke Kahanamoku and going deep into others and how the sport became such a religion for many, notably devotee Kristen.
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Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
And now, 50 years later, Pai is a father and grandfather, the patriarch of a family with three generations involved in the business and a surfing tribe —19 family members strong — with deep roots in and out of the water in Surf City.
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Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
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Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The Montauk surfing scene took off in the 1960s, when pros and amateurs descended on the area for what are said to be the best waves on the East Coast and became part of the landscape.
—
Mike Albo,
Curbed,
23 June 2026
This is also where the film dips into the past and becomes awash in the proud history of Hawaiian surfing, bowing at the legend of the great Duke Kahanamoku and going deep into others and how the sport became such a religion for many, notably devotee Kristen.
—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
And now, 50 years later, Pai is a father and grandfather, the patriarch of a family with three generations involved in the business and a surfing tribe —19 family members strong — with deep roots in and out of the water in Surf City.
—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
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“Surfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surfing. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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surfing
noun
surf·ing
ˈsər-fiŋ 
: the sport of riding the surf especially on a surfboard
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