Big-wave pioneer, surf innovator, mentor and historian George Downing has passed away. Born and raised in Honolulu, Downing surfed Hawaii in the ’40s on finless Hot Curls made out of redwood. He was a surfer responsible for many firsts in the sport, and in 1950 he produced the first surfboard with a removable fin. Eight
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