Surf Unstad Beach, Bøstad, Norway

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Unstad is one of the premiere arctic surfing destinations in the world. Since 1963 there have been surfers at Unstad bay. Thor Frantzen and Hans Egil Krane were probably the first surfers in Norway. As young boys, they had to work on ships to earn money. The ships traveled worldwide and in Sydney, they saw and tried surfing for the first time. Back home in Lofoten they had to make their own boards. At that time, the famous Beach boys were on all top hit lists and the only outline of a surfboard they had was the cover of the Beach Boys album Surfin´Safari from 1962. So off they went and made their own surfboards from this cover. These boards can be seen at Unstad.

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