"Do you think there would be a market for showing such surf adventures? [...] It would be a great adventure for me to film as well and I'm sure my California audiences would be astounded."
Source: Joel de Rosnay
1961: A letter from John Severson, Chief Editor of Surfer Magazine to Joel De Rosnay in order to suggest the publication of an article about French surfing in his magazine. The article, out in 1962, contributed to attract many foreign surfers in France.
Source: Joel de Rosnay