The surf icon Dale Webster dies 76 after having set the world record

Surf icon Dale Webster, a California A native who set the record for most of the consecutive surf days, died.

Webster, also known as “Daily Wavester” due to the incredible feat, died in Rohnert Park, California, his family confirmed to the New York Times and other points of sale.

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No cause of death has been confirmed, but the brother of Webster told the point of sale that the surfer had been faced with a drop in health in recent years.

The holder of the World Records Book Dale Webster arrives during the premiere of the Surf Documentary Film “Step Into Liquid” on Santa Monica Pier on July 30, 2003 in Santa Monica, California. (Carlo Allegri / Getty Images)

Webster was best known for having established the world record in February 2004 when it reached 10,407 consecutive days of surfing. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this brand consisted by surfing at least three waves at shore every day.

In an interview Surfer In 2015, Webster told the magazine that the idea of surfing came from a friend after having already been to the board of directors every day for more than two months.

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“There was a solid southern swell in September, and I surfed every day during the swell,” Webster said at the time. “Each day, the waves improved better and better. After surfing 85 days in a row, my friend said:” You should try to surf for 100 consecutive days. “When I arrived at 100, the story was in the local newspaper.

Webster began his trip on September 3, 1975 to Bodega Bay, California. As he finished, he had surfed on 14,642 days consecutively before having to beat the file due to a minor medical procedure. This time has totaled more than 40 years of consecutive surfing.

The waves hit the rocky coast near the Bodega Head Trail in Bodega Bay on September 17, 2011. (Imagn)

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“He was a surfer, that was his main thing, that was his ambition of life. I don’t think he never guessed,” said William Beal, a close friend of Webster Sfgate After the news of his death. “I know he spent a lot of good years here when it was not so crowded. I think he had a fairly well lived life.”

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