Origins of bodyboarding

Andy Burgess discovers the history

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Filmmaker Andy Burgess traces the origins of bodyboarding, the closest interpretation to the ancient form of surfing. Bodyboarder Hugo Pinheiro joins Burgess as they track back through history.

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