a long surfboard set a record in Huntington Beach, California for most people on a surfboard at one time. Dale Webster consecutively surfed for 14,641 days, making it his main life focus. When the waves were flat, surfers persevered with sidewalk surfing, which is now called skateboarding. Sidewalk surfing has a similar feel to surfing and requires only a paved road or sidewalk. To create the feel of the wave, surfers even sneaked into empty backyard swimming pools to ride in, known as pool skating. Eventually, surfing made its way to the slopes with the invention of the Snurfer, later credited as the first snowboard. Many other board sports have been invented over the years, but all can trace their heritage back to surfing. Many surfers claim to have a spiritual connection with the ocean, describing surfing, the surfing experience, both in and out of the water, as a type of spiritual experience or a religion. See also Artificial wave pool ASP World Tour Dog surfing Duke Kahanamoku The Endless Summer Hawaiian scale History of surfing Lake surfing List of surfers List of surfing events List of surfing terminology List of surfing topics Ocean wave River surfing Sandboarding Standup paddleboarding Surf break Surf film Surf forecasting Surf lifesaving, Surf Life Saving Club and nippers Surf music Surf zone Surfer's ear List of "Surfing in ..." articles Surfing in Canada Surfing in Madeira Surfing in the United States Triple Crown of Surfing Women's surfing World Championship Tour (WCT) World surfing champion References Further reading Prabu Outbound "Surfing in Indonesia" ( 4 November 2022) "Booking Surfing in Indonesia" in pangalengan & ciater Bandung, west java Zumar Tour "Offroad Indonesia" ( 14 Oktober 2022) "Booking Offroad in Indonesia" in Lembang, Sukabumi, pangalengan & ciater Bandung, west java External links World Surf League Surf Total Surf Handbook Individual sports Articles containing video clips Hawaii culture Summer Olympic sports Boardsports Partial squatting position Sports originating in Peru Native American sports and games