More information (including original "Youth Technology" article; all Russian): <a href="https://surfholidays.ru/blog/popov-pervyj-serfer-v-sssr" rel="nofollow">https://surfholidays.ru/blog/popov-pervyj-serfer-v-sssr</a><p>(This article seems to get republished a lot; I don't know whether this is the original source.)
It's one thing to homebrew something on your own after reading Elektor or Dr. Dobb's... it's another thing to homebrew up a sport on your own that involves floating on a homemade board in the sea. A true hacker!
This is what the internet should be about. I love it when I go online and find something interesting and on the surfacing seeming ridiculous like this and being able to use the internet to deep dive.