Birth of Surfing in NSB - New Smyrna Beach, FL - Maritime Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

Located at the very end of Flagler Avenue, right before you reach the beach, you will find this monument.

The monument bears a plaque which states: Smyrna Surfari Club: On this site in the early 1960s, the modern era of surfing was born in New Smyrna Beach. In 1979, the Smyrna Safari Club was founded by local surfers from those early days whose aim was to promote surfing. This monument was dedicated by the Smyrna Surfari Club in 2001 to commemorate the significance of the sport of surfing to the local community.

From the Surfari website: One of the most prominent features here on the beachfront, at the Flagler Avenue boardwalk, is the surfing monument, arguably the most photographed landmark in New Smyrna Beach. It was proposed, designed and paid for entirely by the Surfari Club. The monument was destroyed by a hurricane in 2005, and is now in its third incarnation.

Relevent website: [Web Link] List if there are any visiting hours: Always viewable. Entrance fees (if any): 0 Date dedicated: 01/01/2001 Sponsor(s): Smyrna Surfari Club Parking coordinates: Not Listed

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