Introduction to Bodyboarding

SPORT NAME: Bodyboarding
ALSO KNOWN AS: | Body Boarding | Boogie Boarding | Boogieboarding |
SPORT TYPE: | Board Sport | Wave Sport | Water Sport |

What is Bodyboarding?
Bodyboarding is a water sport during which athletes known as bodyboarders ride a device known as a bodyboard on the crest, face and curl of a .

Organizations:

ENTITY: International Bodyboarding Committee (IBC)
ESTABLISHED: February 11, 2020
DESCRIPTION: represents and promotes the sport of bodyboarding internationally
WEB SITE: ibcworldtour.com - about us | Link |
HAS ALSO BEEN REFERRED TO AS:
- International Bodyboarding Communityy
- International Bodyboarding Corporation

ENTITY: Association of Professional Bodyboarders (APB)
ESTABLISHED: 2014
SHUT DOWN: 2019
WEB SITE: apbnorthamerica.com | Link }

ENTITY: Association of Professional Bodyboarders North American (APB-NA)
WEB SITE: apbnorthamerica.com | Link }

ENTITY: Association of Women Bodyboarders
ESTABLISHED: 1989 (in Hawaii)
WEB SITE: bodyboard.org (offline) | 1999 | 2007 |
EVENT: 16th World Championship of Women's Bodyboarding | 2005 March 18, 2005 | North Oahu |

ENTITY: International Bodyboarding Association (IBA)
DESCRIPTION: ran the Bodyboarding World Tour 2003-2013
ARTICLE: Wikipedia

ENTITY: Bodyboarder International Association (BIA)
ARTICLE: surfertoday.com }

Events:

SERIES: IBC World Bodyboarding Tour
WEB SITE: ibcworldtour.com | Link |
SOCIAL MEDIA: | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube |

ARTICLE: Wikipedia

World Championship Events Since 1982:
- International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships at Pipeline (1982-1994)
- GOB World Tour (1994-2002)
- IBA World Tour (2003-2013)
- APB World Tour (2014-2019)
- IBC World Tour (since 2020) Article:
surfertoday.com - bodyboarding - history of bodyboarding's multiple world tours

EVENT: California Classic in Memory of Evan McMillen
LOCATION: Salt Creek Beach Park, Dana Point, Orange County, California
REFERENCE: https://californiabodyboarders.com/events/">"

References:

ARCHIVES:
- askaboutsports.com - bodyboarding - 2010 archive
- surfing.about.com - 2002 archive (surfing and bodyboarding)

ARTICLES:
outpostusa.org - expeditions - outer banks - bodyboarding.

DIRECTORIES:
- curlie.org - sports - water - surfing - bodyboarding
- dmoz.org - sports - water sports - surfing - bodyboarding - 2017 archive
- zeal.com - category - preview - 38139 - 2004 archive (not much there)

WEB SITES:
- apbnorthamerica.com
- bodyboarder.com (hawaiian bodyboarder) | 1997 | 2001 |
- californiabodyboarders.com
- ibcworldtour.com

WIKIs:
- wikipedia.org - bodyboarding - article
- wikipedia.org - bodyboarding - category
- wikipedia.org - bellyboarding - article
- wikipedia.org - riverboarding - article
- commons.wikimedia.org - bodyboarding - images category