Template:Did you know nominations/George Downing (surfer)
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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:27, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
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George Downing (surfer)
- ... that in 1951, George Downing created the first surfboard with a removable fin? Saying Goodbye To The First Surfer To Turn A Board " In ’51 he took one of his balsa planks and carved a “slot” in the bottom, creating the first-ever fin box. He called the board “The Rocket”...I made the first fin box out of wood with a groove in it so you could take the fin in and out"
- ALT1:... that surfer George Downing coached Hawaii to the 1968 World Surfing Championship Title? GEORGE DOWNING "He coached the Hawaiian team to victory in the 1968 World Surfing Championships."
- ALT2:... that George Downing won the 1954 Makaha International Surfing Championship with the first surfboard to have a removable fin? Saying Goodbye To The First Surfer To Turn A Board
Created by HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk). Self-nominated at 09:12, 30 December 2019 (UTC).
new enough, copyvio okay, just long enough. Hook (proposed hook) in article and followed by inline citation to source with hook fact. QPQ to be done. Whispyhistory (talk) 12:18, 31 December 2019 (UTC)
- Whispyhistory, QPQ done. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 06:15, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Whispyhistory (talk • contribs) 07:05, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
