This is a list of people associated with surfing or surf culture. Surfers developed the skateboard to be able to "surf" on land. Skateboarding was then invented by surfers looking to "surf" on land. As surfers banded over localism, plaid and striped surf jackets gained relevancy. These coupled with high surf can cause major beach erosion. There is a constant, heavy surf on the beaches. They would surf in the mornings, when the waves were the highest. This causes "surf", a breaking of the waves. Bathing in these pools provided security against both rough surf and sea life. Teams are based in the Geelong, Surf Coast and Bellarine regions. Her body was found in the sand dunes about north of the surf club. It was filmed at Skate and Surf Festival. A variation on the closed cockpit surf kayak is called a waveski. Southern California is also home to a large homegrown surf and skateboard culture. Alter wanted to make a boat that could be easily launched into the surf.